On Mon Mar  6 17:36:23 2006, Jonathan Gray wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 03:27:42PM -0800, Iain Morgan wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I recently installed 3.8/amd64 on a Sempron-based system with a VIA VT6102
> > based network interface. The network interface was detected, but no carrier
> > was found. Everything else worked fine.
> > 
> > I don't see any reference to the VT6102 in either INSTALL.amd64 or 
> > INSTALL.i386.
> > However, a Google search indicates that suppport was added in v2.8 and was
> > tweaked in v3.0.
> > 
> > I didn't really have the luxury to explore the issue much. After eliminating
> > the cable as a possible issue, I installed another OS (NetBSD) and now have
> > networking. However, I would much rather run OpenBSD. Has anyone had any 
> > luch
> > with the VT6102 under 3.8?
> > 
> > Thanks
> 
> Sure you don't have a VT6103?  There was a fix relating to them that
> went in after 3.8.  Perhaps try a snapshot and see if that helps.
> 

I'm certain it's a VT6102 (Rhine-II). However, since the machine is at
home and I'm at work, I cannot conrirm that at present.

--
Iain Morgan

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