Re: fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-28 Thread Jonathan Lemon
On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 09:32:22AM -0600, Brad Huntting wrote: > > > From my perspective, negative functionality is being lost. There is a > > nice comment in the source code explaining what it is... > > > * Enable workarounds for certain chip revision deficiencies. > > * >

Re: fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-28 Thread Brad Huntting
> From my perspective, negative functionality is being lost. There is a > nice comment in the source code explaining what it is... > * Enable workarounds for certain chip revision deficiencies. > * > * Systems based on the ICH2/ICH2-M chip from Intel have a defect

Re: fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-28 Thread Terry Lambert
Mike Tancsa wrote: > > What's being lost > >here, when it is disabled, instead of being handled as the > >card manufacturer expects the OS to handle it? > > From my perspective, negative functionality is being lost. There is a > nice comment in the source code explaining what it is... [ ... ac

Re: fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-27 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 10:52 PM 8/27/2001 -0700, Terry Lambert wrote: >Mike Tancsa wrote: > > >fxp0: port 0xc400-0xc43f mem > > >0xd5001000-0xd5001fff irq 11 at device 8.0 on pci1 > > >fxp0: *** DISABLING DYNAMIC STANDBY MODE IN EEPROM *** > > >fxp0: New EEPROM ID: 0x49a0 > > >fxp0: EEPROM checksum @ 0xff: 0xe441 ->

Re: fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-27 Thread Terry Lambert
Mike Tancsa wrote: > >fxp0: port 0xc400-0xc43f mem > >0xd5001000-0xd5001fff irq 11 at device 8.0 on pci1 > >fxp0: *** DISABLING DYNAMIC STANDBY MODE IN EEPROM *** > >fxp0: New EEPROM ID: 0x49a0 > >fxp0: EEPROM checksum @ 0xff: 0xe441 -> 0xe443 > >fxp0: *** PLEASE REBOOT THE SYSTEM NOW FOR CORRECT

Re: fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-27 Thread Mike Tancsa
Its looking great so far! In the two production machines I put it in last night, zero time outs as expected!! These are both EM machines. On my two internal ET machines, also zero problems. The machines are in 10BaseT/UTP, and 10BaseT full duplex. inphy0: on miibus1 inphy0: 10baseT, 10bas

Re: fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-26 Thread Mike Tancsa
I have it on two machines with this chipset and it looks good so far. After installing, dmesg shows fxp0: port 0xc400-0xc43f mem 0xd5001000-0xd5001fff irq 11 at device 8.0 on pci1 fxp0: *** DISABLING DYNAMIC STANDBY MODE IN EEPROM *** fxp0: New EEPROM ID: 0x49a0 fxp0: EEPROM checksum @ 0xff:

fxp SCB timeout problems [FIX]

2001-08-26 Thread Jonathan Lemon
I believe that I have a real fix for the SCB timeout problems that have been plauging users of recent Intel fxp boards. If you have a board that uses the Intel ICH2/ICH2-M chipset (usually 815E style boards) and feel comfortable applying patches to the system, please contact me to test a fix