Re: Debian 2.1 on Quadra800 (Ethernet does not work)?

[Lukas Zeller <luz@synthesis.ch>]

At 4:11 PM +0200 9.05.2000, you, Michael Schmitz wrote:
>  > I have successfully installed Debian 2.1 on a Quadra800. Everything works
>  > fine, except the Ethernet:
> This question hasn't come up in a few weeks so a fresh answer might be in
> order (insert obFAQ hint here).
I tried to find answers in the FAQs I found on the CD and on
http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org, but wasn't successful. Probably my fault?

> I'm 100% certain that this used to work (as in: been there, done that,
> built the 2.1 boot-floppies on such a beast). Check the setting of the
> "don't disable VBL interrupts" option in the booter. It defaults to on but
> needs to be off for Nubus interrupts to work.
Thanks for the hint, but it doesn't make any difference.
I'm using the built-in Ethernet (no Nubus card - or is this just a
on-the-mainboard-Nubus-card?).

It "feels right" to guess that there's a problem with interrupts, as the
hardware is detected and initialized correctly - I assume there would be page
faults if the controller address was wrong.

Any more ideas? Any tests I could run to check the ethernet driver from Linux?
Lukas Zeller (luz@synthesis.ch), Direktwahl +41 1 440 66 01
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