Cc+=debian-kernel@ for input since I seem to recall having seen PHY drivers (including in a realtek context) being mentioned lately, at least on IRC, maybe on list as well.
Karsten Merker <mer...@debian.org> (2014-10-27): > Package: installation-reports > > Boot method: hd-media (installer booted from USB stick) > Image version: > http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/armhf/daily/hd-media/hd-media.tar.gz > (dated 27-Oct-2014 05:17) together with > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/armhf/jigdo-cd/debian-testing-armhf-CD-1.jigdo > (dated 2014-10-27 11:58) > Date: 2014-10-27 > U-Boot: 2014.10+dfsg1-1 > > Machine: LeMaker Banana Pi > Processor: Allwinner A20 (2x Cortex A7) > Memory: 1GB > Mass Storage: 16GB SD card > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot: [O] > Detect network card: [E] (see comments below, getting this to work > requires manual loading of the proper > ethernet PHY driver module) > Configure network: [O] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [O] > Partition hard drives: [O] > Install base system: [O] > Clock/timezone setup: [O] > User/password setup: [O] > Install tasks: [O] > Install boot loader: [O] > Overall install: [O] > > Comments/Problems: > The "detect network hardware" step fails with > "No Ethernet card was detected. If you know the name of the driver > needed by your Ethernet card, you can select it from the list." > > dmesg shows: > [ 73.100072] stmmaceth 1c50000.ethernet: no reset control found > [ 73.100103] Ring mode enabled > [ 73.100112] No HW DMA feature register supported > [ 73.100120] Normal descriptors > [ 73.100127] TX Checksum insertion supported > [ 73.104782] libphy: stmmac: probed > [ 73.104812] eth0: No PHY found > > i.e. the correct ethernet MAC driver (stmmac) gets loaded > automatically, but the necessary PHY driver (realtek) does not. > Loading the realtek module after the stmmac driver has probed > for a PHY does not change anything; the stmmac driver does not > re-probe for a PHY upon later loading of the PHY driver. > Manually unloading the stmmac module, loading the PHY driver > and then loading the stmmac module again from a shell by > running > > ~ # rmmod stmmac > ~ # modprobe realtek > ~ # modprobe stmmac > > results in > > [ 499.364044] stmmaceth 1c50000.ethernet: no reset control found > [ 499.364076] Ring mode enabled > [ 499.364084] No HW DMA feature register supported > [ 499.364090] Normal descriptors > [ 499.364097] TX Checksum insertion supported > [ 499.392561] libphy: stmmac: probed > [ 499.392592] eth0: PHY ID 001cc915 at 0 IRQ POLL (stmmac-0:00) active > [ 499.392604] eth0: PHY ID 001cc915 at 1 IRQ POLL (stmmac-0:01) > > and the ethernet interface works. The kernel version used in this > installer build is 3.16.5-1. > > Regards, > Karsten Mraw, KiBi.
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