From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Markus Feldmann Subject: Re: Daughterboard Jetway JAD3RTLANG with three RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet is curious Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:16:38 +0100 Message-ID: <4ED4E946.40209@gmx.de> References: <201111291012.25426.carsten@wolffcarsten.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:57583 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754760Ab1K2OQ6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:16:58 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RVOUQ-0007Ie-Tc for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:16:54 +0100 Received: from dslb-092-076-227-186.pools.arcor-ip.net ([92.76.227.186]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:16:54 +0100 Received: from feldmann_markus by dslb-092-076-227-186.pools.arcor-ip.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:16:54 +0100 In-Reply-To: <201111291012.25426.carsten@wolffcarsten.de> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Am 29.11.2011 10:12, schrieb Carsten Wolff: > Hi Markus, > > On Monday 28 November 2011, Markus Feldmann wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> i have a mini-ITX PC (Motherboard Jetway JNF92-270-LF), whit 3 ethernet >> devices (RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet) on one additional >> daughterboard (Jetway JAD3RTLANG). >> >> Here is my output: >> http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Khy1NX61 >> >> and dmesg: >> http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Ziq1mizy >> >> I am using this mini-ITX PC as server/router with a debian >> squeeze/stable system. >> >> My problem is that only one of this three ethernet devices (from the >> daughterboard not the internal one from motherboard) at once is working >> correctly. Sometimes i have only one client to my server connected, but >> only one specific ehernet port is working (mostly the physically upper >> one). I didnt found any regularity yet. > I guess "not working" means "link detected: no" in ethtool? > >> Any hints? is there a specific person whom i schould contact? > I had a similar (the same?) problems with this hardware about 2 years ago. My > "solution" was to install windows + drivers, then throw windows away and > install debian. After that, I had no more problems with those NICs. Since > then, there have been some patches to the initialization code for these RTL > Linux drivers, but maybe the windows driver installs newer firmware, too, > which may be required for that particular product. > > Carsten Hi, You mean the latest Linux kernel was patched for a better initialization? At the moment i am using the kernel 3.0.8. As i understood the firmware must be loaded at every power on. regards Markus