> Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:39:31 +0000 (UTC) > From: Neoklis Kyriazis <nkcy...@yahoo.com> > > Hi all > > I am new to OpenBSD but have been using Linux for a long time so I am > familiar with Un*xoid OS's. I am trying to install OpenBSD 6.9 on Olimex's > FreedomBox (Lime2 board with Allwinner A20) but setting up networking > with my router fails on dhcp. I get a "No lease" message followed by > "dwge_watchdog" at regular intervals. > > It appears that there is a problem with the Ethernet port on these boards, > requiring some manual intervention or change of parameters, see below: > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=927397 > > I tried using ifconfig to reduce speed to 100Mb but it didn't help. > > I will be most grateful for any advice or tips on the subject. > > My thanks in advance.
Sending us dmesg output for the board would help. The information you found suggests that this needs to be fixed in U-Boot. This could be as simple as adding: CONFIG_GMAC_TX_DELAY=4 to the appropriate config file in configs/ for your board.
