Problem with LinkSys (Tulip)

[Michael Knigge <knick@addcom.de>]

Hi all,

I have a LinkSys LNE100TX NIC (PCI-Id 11AD,0002 - same as the NetGear
FA310TX) that doesn't work with Etherboot (4.7.6). The NIC ist found
(reported as a NetGear) but it can't connect to the DHCP-Server - my
DHCP-Setup is ok, I tested with a RTL8139 and a Via-Rhine NIC, they
work fine).

Here is a snapshot of what is displayed:

Loading ROM image....
ROM segment 0x8000 length 0x4000 reloc 0x9800
Boot from (N)etwork or from (L)ocal? N
Etherboot/32 version 4.7.6 (GPL) for [Tulip]
Found Netgear FA310TX at 0xEC00, ROM address 0x003AC000
Probing...[Tulip]Tulip 00:A0:CC:20:32:B5 at ioaddr 0xEC00
LC82C168: MII trcvr #1 config 0000 status 7829 advertising 01E1 reg4
01E1.
Searching for server (DHCP)...
tulip_poll

tulip_poll

tulip_poll
..... (and so on....)
<sleep>


The NIC is connected to a 8port Switch, 100 Mbit/s FullDuplex.  The
Computer is an AMD K6-III 400, Mainboard is a DFI K6BV3+ (Rev A+, VIA
MVP3 Chipset).

I compiled the Driver again with TULIP_DEBUG and TULIP_DEBUG_WHERE and
the driver "loops" in tulip_poll(). The first if() seems not to work
correctly for this NIC:

<snip>
if (rxd[rxd_tail].status & 0x80000000)

    return 0;
</snip>

It is always returning here....


Can you image what is going wrong? Any ideas? Can I somehow help ?

Bye & Thanx
  Michael



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