Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-09-01 Thread Howard Chu
Steve Kieu wrote: Is this the correct summary of the problem scenarios. Assume each one starts from cold boot (power off). * 2.6.13(skge) boot=> Good * 2.6.13(sk98lin) boot => Good * 2.6.13 + SK version of sk98lin => Good * XP boot

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-09-01 Thread Steve Kieu
> Is this the correct summary of the problem > scenarios. > Assume each one starts from cold boot (power off). > > * 2.6.13(skge) boot=> Good > * 2.6.13(sk98lin) boot => Good > * 2.6.13 + SK version of sk98lin => Good > * XP boot

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-09-01 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:54:31 +0100 Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Stephen, > > This looks like an issue I reported previously. After you use a recent skge, > you can't use any older drivers or the windows driver, but skge still works > fine every time. > > http://marc.theai

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-09-01 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:09:48 +1000 (EST) Steve Kieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:49:37 +1000 (EST) > > > > > > > install-8_23.tar.bz2 > > > > Just look for references to CHIP_REV_YU_LITE_A3 in > > the driver > >

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-31 Thread Daniel Drake
Stephen Hemminger wrote: You have a version of the Marvell Yukon that was affected by a fix in 2.6.13. skge addr 0xfeaf8000 irq 19 chip Yukon-Lite rev 9 Both the skge and sk98lin driver were fixed to check for this. Without the fix, the chip will be in the wrong power mode. The version

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Steve Kieu
--- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:49:37 +1000 (EST) > > > > install-8_23.tar.bz2 > > Just look for references to CHIP_REV_YU_LITE_A3 in > the driver > sk98lin/skgeinit.c and sk98lin/skxmac2.c > The comparison should always be: Have a look but no c

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:49:37 +1000 (EST) Steve Kieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You have a version of the Marvell Yukon that was > > affected > > by a fix in 2.6.13. > > skge addr 0xfeaf8000 irq 19 chip Yukon-Lite rev 9 > > > > Both

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Steve Kieu
--- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You have a version of the Marvell Yukon that was > affected > by a fix in 2.6.13. > skge addr 0xfeaf8000 irq 19 chip Yukon-Lite rev 9 > > Both the skge and sk98lin driver were fixed to check > for this. > Without the fix, the chip will be

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Stephen Hemminger
You have a version of the Marvell Yukon that was affected by a fix in 2.6.13. skge addr 0xfeaf8000 irq 19 chip Yukon-Lite rev 9 Both the skge and sk98lin driver were fixed to check for this. Without the fix, the chip will be in the wrong power mode. The version of sk98lin driver from SysK

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Steve Kieu
Ok, I reproduce the problem and attached several lspci log here --- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:18:57 -0700 > Jesse Brandeburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > on 2.6.11/12 when it isn't working maybe you > should send us the output > > of lspci -vvv >

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:18:57 -0700 Jesse Brandeburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 2.6.11/12 when it isn't working maybe you should send us the output > of lspci -vvv > > just a hint, I'm guessing its power management related, and / or > something to do with the pci bus code. Also, the dmesg ou

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Jesse Brandeburg
on 2.6.11/12 when it isn't working maybe you should send us the output of lspci -vvv just a hint, I'm guessing its power management related, and / or something to do with the pci bus code. On 8/30/05, Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forwarding on, please reply-to-all in future. > > Ste

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Daniel Drake
Forwarding on, please reply-to-all in future. Steve Kieu wrote: Hi all, I have "fixed" the problem in a very wierd way.Reading your post I thought maybe when removing the driver itself it set some bit incorrectly. Then I decided to do: Boot with init=/bin/bash so bypass all other things. modp

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Steve Kieu
Hi all, I have "fixed" the problem in a very wierd way.Reading your post I thought maybe when removing the driver itself it set some bit incorrectly. Then I decided to do: Boot with init=/bin/bash so bypass all other things. modprobe skge run ifconfig eth0 ip_num up ping a host then while

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Daniel Drake
Hi Stephen, This looks like an issue I reported previously. After you use a recent skge, you can't use any older drivers or the windows driver, but skge still works fine every time. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-netdev&m=112268414417743&w=2 The Gentoo bug report is here:

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Steve Kieu
> Can you test the new skge driver instead? If that > one is broken then we Tested , not broken, working now but the same problem, that is if I reboot to winXP or 2.6.12, 2.6.11, the NIC is unusaeble. In XP it always says link is down, or media disconnected (from ipconfig command output in XP) i

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Steve Kieu
Just select and doing make now, let u know very soon thanks --- Daniel Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Kieu wrote: > >>Are you using skge or sk98lin? > > > > > > sk98lin > > > > thanks > > Can you test the new skge driver instead? If that > one is broken then we > probably have mor

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Daniel Drake
Steve Kieu wrote: Are you using skge or sk98lin? sk98lin thanks Can you test the new skge driver instead? If that one is broken then we probably have more chance of getting it fixed :) Thanks, Daniel - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Steve Kieu
> > Are you using skge or sk98lin? sk98lin thanks > > > It is working as normal with 2.6.12 and winXP > before. > > Today I did upgrade the kernel to 2.6.13 and it > still > > works. The problem is now I switch to the older > kernel > > that is 2.6.12.5 and .6 it no longer works. dmesg > > sh

Re: Very strange Marvell/Yukon Gigabit NIC networking problems

2005-08-30 Thread Daniel Drake
Steve Kieu wrote: Ok it sound wierd enough to assume that the latest kernel 2.6.13 ethernet driver has done something wrong with the NIC and sustain the condition after reboot or turn off the machine. Here is my configuration. Laptop Asus A4500d. dmesg shows: eth0: Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/10