since kernel versions 1.3.91-2.0.1 I use a "3Com Etherlink III Combo"
(PCI) with minor Problems in my linux-box (It needs DOS/WfW to initialize
the card to "AUI/10baseT" after a power-on-reset). Anything else worked
great until yet.
Now with 2.0.7 and 2.0.8 (I skipped 2.0.2-6) the following probs appear
at system start and no connection can be etablished. The initial
messages of the driver (before INIT starts the system) seem to be
OK and identical with the messages in the older kernels.
The LAN-access interface is an AUI-type, of course.
Thanks for any help.
: >>> These probs are new since linux-2.0.[78] and
: access via eth0 fails
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: Adding Swap: 17128k swap-space
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Initial media type 10baseT.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: vortex_open() InternalConfig 01020012.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: vortex_open() irq 11 media status 8808.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Media selection timer tick happened, 10baseT.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Media 10baseT is has no link beat, 80c0.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Media selection failed, now trying 10base2 port.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Media selection timer finished, 10base2.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Media selection timer tick happened, 10base2.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Media 10base2 is has no indication, 4810.
Jul 22 08:41:29 isis kernel: eth0: Media selection timer finished, 10base2.
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--Armin