Re: SMC Etherpower PCI card not responding
sginn (sginn@tfg.com.inter.net)
Fri, 15 Mar 1996 08:54:32 -0600
Liam Hudson wrote:
>
> Bret Robinson wrote:
> >
> > I am having problems getting an SMC Etherpower PCI ethernet card to work. I
> > am running kernel version 1.3.20 with the following hardware config:
> >
> > ASUS P/I-P55TP4XE P100 Motherboard
> > 32Mb RAM
> > Adaptec AHA-2940 PCI SCSI adapter
> > Seagate ST31230N HDD (about 1 GB)
> > Trident 8900 video card
> >
> > I have downloaded and compiled in the latest version of the tulip.c (v0.10)
> > and when I re-compile the kernel I get the following messages (these are
> > the only warning/error messages I get when compiling):
> >
> > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-1.3.20/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
> > -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -m486 -c dummy.c
> > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-1.3.20/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
> > -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -m486 -c -o tulip.o tulip.c
> > tulip.c: In function `dec21040_init':
> > tulip.c:234: warning: passing arg 4 of `pcibios_read_config_dword' from
> > incompatible pointer type
> > rm -f net.a
> > ar rcs net.a Space.o auto_irq.o net_init.o loopback.o dummy.o tulip.o
> > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-1.3.20/drivers/net'
> >
> > Before I re-compiled, I also did a make config; make dep; make clean to make
> > sure there wasn't anything around that shouldn't be.
> >
> > After re-compiling and copying the kernel in place (and re-do lilo install), I
> > can reboot the system and the ethernet card is seen and seems to be
> > initialised. The card's link light is on and the tx/rx light is active. I can
> > ping the localhost (127.0.0.0), but if I try and ping something that is
> > actually on the network nothing happens at all. After aborting the ping,
> > ifconfig shows that no packets were sent or received on eth0. After a few
> > minutes the card's link and tx/rx lights go out. I have tried this with
> > three different cards and all act the same way (I have also run the
> > ezstart smc diags on all card and they check out ok). Does anyone have
> > any idea what the problem could be? I can get the system working with 16-bit
> > SMC cards but would like to get it working with these cards.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
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>
> Hi,
>
> I also have had no luck getting either the 0.10 or 0.07a drivers working with the 1.3.*
> kernels. I have however found that the 0.05 drivers work fine.
>
> For more information look at Don Beckers home page at:
>
> http://cesdis1.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/
>
> Oh, and let me know if you get 0.10 working !!
>
> Thanks
>
Take a look at http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~siekas/linux/smc8432.html
Steve
sginn@tfg.com.inter.net