From: Fredrik Yngström <fredrik.yngstrom@mailbox.swipnet.se> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 14:20:30 +0200 Message-ID: <HFELJILDAKCAHALFJIHOKENJCAAA.fredrik.yngstrom@mailbox.swipnet.se> Subject: SV: [suse-sparc] ethernet adapter
I've thought of that too, but as you say...I don't know what options
exist...
/Fredrik
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Nick Thompson [mailto:beernose@columbus.rr.com]
> Skickat: den 8 september 2001 06:41
> Till: Fredrik Yngström
> Ämne: Re: [suse-sparc] ethernet adapter
>
>
> Hmmmm.
>
> Maybe you have to feed the driver module w/ additional info (like
> you do w/
> intel systems passing IRQ's & I/O addresses). In /etc/modules.conf ?
> I'm not sure what options exist for the Lance SPARC module.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fredrik Yngström" <fredrik.yngstrom@mailbox.swipnet.se>
> To: "Nick Thompson" <beernose@columbus.rr.com>
> Cc: <suse-sparc@suse.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 12:32 AM
> Subject: SV: [suse-sparc] ethernet adapter
>
>
> > I checked some documents at sun.com and it seems as the Ultra 1 uses a
> > 10Mbps adapter, which i think is based on the lance chip as
> Linux reports
> it
> > as a lance. The problem, however, isn't the onboard adapter. I get that
> > running as it should. The problem is the sbus-adapter, which also is a
> > lance, that just won't work.
> >
> > Thank you for trying to help me anyway...:-)
> >
> > /Fredrik
> >
> > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > > Från: Nick Thompson [mailto:beernose@columbus.rr.com]
> > > Skickat: den 8 september 2001 03:37
> > > Till: Fredrik Yngström
> > > Ämne: Re: [suse-sparc] ethernet adapter
> > >
> > >
> > > I guess that's the name they call it. But yes it is the onboard one.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Fredrik Yngström" <fredrik.yngstrom@mailbox.swipnet.se>
> > > To: "Nick Thompson" <beernose@columbus.rr.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 12:53 AM
> > > Subject: SV: [suse-sparc] ethernet adapter
> > >
> > >
> > > The happy meal, is that the onboard adapter?
> > >
> > > /Fredrik
> > >
> > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > > > Från: Nick Thompson [mailto:beernose@columbus.rr.com]
> > > > Skickat: den 7 september 2001 03:16
> > > > Till: Fredrik Yngström
> > > > Ämne: Re: [suse-sparc] ethernet adapter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I've got an Ultra 2 (which is of the same generation as far as I
> > > > can tell).
> > > > The Lance adapter was a 10Mbps only adapter. My Ultra 2 has the
> "Happy
> > > > Meal" type adapter. It is a 10/100 interface.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Fredrik Yngström" <fredrik.yngstrom@mailbox.swipnet.se>
> > > > To: <suse-sparc@suse.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:00 AM
> > > > Subject: [suse-sparc] ethernet adapter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm running suse 7.1 on an Ultra1/128MB/2GB, which I am going
> > > > to use as a
> > > > > gateway/server.
> > > > > The problem is that of my second netowk adapter. As far as I
> > > > can tell it's
> > > > > an AMD lance (the same chip as the onboard adapter, I think).
> > > > The problem
> > > > is
> > > > > that i can't activate it using ifconfig. If I do so (ifconfig
> > > eth1 up) I
> > > > get
> > > > > this error message: "SIOCIFFLAGS: Resource currently unavailable".
> > > > > In /proc/net/dev it seems as if the adapter is up and
> > > running, which is
> > > > also
> > > > > the case with YaST when running from SSH-console. When using
> > > > YaST2 in X it
> > > > > reports the adapter as not being active and in the small
> > > > console window in
> > > > X
> > > > > (bottom right corner) it says: "sun kernel: IRQ: Trying to
> > > share non-PCI
> > > > > bucket." and: "sun kernel: Lance: Can't get irq 5, 7d4".
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm confused about the support of this card as it isn't listed
> > > > in the faq
> > > > at
> > > > > www.ultralinux.org but is using the same chip as the onboard
> adapter,
> > > > which
> > > > > is functioning properly. If someone could clarify this for me
> > > > or give me a
> > > > > hint about how to make it work, I would be most grateful.
> > > > >
> > > > > A picture of the adapter I'm using is at:
> > > > > http://www.black-cube.net/Sun/xxbl3434/SBus-Ethernet.gif.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you in advance...
> > > > >
> > > > > /Fredrik Yngstrom
> > > > >
> > > > >
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