>On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 06:34:08AM +0100, Barbara wrote: > > Hello, > > one of my motherboards has an onboard Attansic network interface, I > > think an AR8121. > > > > # pciconf -lcv > > no...@pci0:4:0:0: class=0x020000 > > card=0x82261043 chip=0x10481969 rev=0xb0 hdr=0x00 > > vendor = 'Attansic > > (Now owned by Atheros)' > > device = 'L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T > > Ethernet Controller' > > class = network > > subclass = ethernet > > cap > > 01[40] = powerspec 2 supports D0 D3 current D0 > > cap 05[48] = MSI supports > > 1 message, 64 bit > > cap 10[58] = PCI-Express 1 endpoint > > cap 03[6c] = VPD > > > > > > Today I decided to give it a try. > > But if I try loading the if_age module, the > > system prints the following lines and then it freezes. > > > > age0: <Attansic > > Technology Corp, L1 Gigabit Ethernet> mem 0xfbdc0000- 0xfbdfffff irq 36 at > > device 0.0 on pci4 > > age0: PCI device revision : 0x00b0 > > age0: Chip id/revision : > > 0x9006 > > age0: 1280 Tx FIFO, 2364 Rx FIFO > > age0: MSIX count : 0 > > age0: MSI count : > > 1 > > age0: Using 1 MSI messages. > > age0: Read request size : 512 bytes. > > age0: TLP > > payload size : 128 bytes. > > > >I guess it could be related with VPD access code in age(4) or >automatic power-down feature of hardware. Unfortunately I have no >longer access to L1 hardware so it looks hard to write a patch for
>the issue. Would you try following instructions? > - Shutdown your box. > - Completely remove power cord from your system and wait 5 to 10 > min.(Just turning system off is not enough.) > - Make sure to plug UTP cable to your controller before system > boot. > - Plug power cord and let system boot. > - Enter BIOS menu and search onboard PCIe LAN configuration in the > menu. If "LAN Option ROM" was enabled, disable the option. > - Some motherboard might have set another option for "Check > Atheros LAN cable". If it was set, disable it. If you also have > an option for "Asus Express Gate" try disabling it. > - Save changes and reboot. > >Does that make any difference? > >-- >Regards, >Pyun YongHyeon I've tried all the thing you've suggested with the same result. I've disabled "LAN Option ROM", but it seems that I don't have the other options you mentioned. I've downloaded and burned the 7.1-RELEASE dvd and tried to boot from it, but it hangs at the same point. Finally I've tried booting a CURRENT snapshot cd (8.0-CURRENT-200812) and I was able to properly configure the device in sysinstall. Any idea about the problem? I've installed from 7.0 and I have another NIC, but being now age in GENERIC, I hope it will not cause troubles to other people installing for the first time. Anyway thank you for now, and ask me if there is something that I can do to fix the problem like more tests, patches, etc. Best regards Barbara _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
