<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Downloaded 2.6.16.26 and booted up and
got this :</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">/ # ifconfig eth0 172.28.8.254 up</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 34.034596] 0:00 not found</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 34.037330] eth0: Could not
attach to PHY</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 34.041809] 0:00 not found</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">SIOCSIFFLAGS: No[ 34.044526]
eth0: Could not attach to PHY</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> such device</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I had enabled all the PHY devices in
.config and also tried only with Marvell phy enabled.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Kernel boot messages :</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.296555] Gianfar MII
Bus: probed</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.301789] eth0: Gianfar
Ethernet Controller Version 1.2, 00:01:af:07:9b:8a</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.309039] eth0: Running
with NAPI disabled</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.313307] eth0: 64/64
RX/TX BD ring size</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.318498] eth1: Gianfar
Ethernet Controller Version 1.2, 00:00:00:00:72:6f</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.325738] eth1: Running
with NAPI disabled</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.330006] eth1: 64/64
RX/TX BD ring size</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.335198] eth2: Gianfar
Ethernet Controller Version 1.2, 6f:74:3d:2f:64:65</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.342377] eth2: Running
with NAPI disabled</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.346662] eth2: 64/64
RX/TX BD ring size</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.351586] Marvell 88E1101:
Registered new driver</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.357010] Davicom DM9161E:
Registered new driver</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.362443] Davicom DM9131:
Registered new driver</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.367775] Cicada Cis8204:
Registered new driver</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.373136] LXT970: Registered
new driver</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.377794] LXT971: Registered
new driver</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[ 2.382461] QS6612: Registered
new driver</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Regards,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Prashant </font>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">08/11/2006 09:40 AM</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org</font>
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On Aug 10, 2006, at 6:18 AM, Prashant Yendigeri wrote:<br>
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> Hi,<br>
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> The gianfar driver of 2.6.12 and 2.4.20 give different outputs on
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> the same PPC 8540 board.<br>
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> What could be the reason ?<br>
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> Output on 2.4.20 :<br>
> /root # ifconfig eth0 172.28.8.254 up<br>
> eth0: PHY is Marvell 88E1011S (1410c62)<br>
> eth0: Auto-negotiation done<br>
> eth0: Half Duplex<br>
> eth0: Speed 10BT<br>
> eth0: Link is up<br>
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> Output on 2.6.12<br>
> / # ifconfig eth0 172.28.8.254 up<br>
> eth0: PHY is Generic MII (ffffffff)<br>
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It looks like your 2.6.12 kernel isn't handling the PHY correctly.
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I'd recommend upgrading to something newer which has the phylib <br>
(can't remember which 2.6 that went into).<br>
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- kumar<br>
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