Re: kernel-image packages for alpha in need of testing
On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 05:55:42PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:22:16AM +0200, Joerg Hoh wrote:
>
> > I've repeated the test with this new image and the qlogic-driver doesn't
> > fail anymore. When it comes to initialize the network, it cannot retrieve
> > its settings via DHCP, also manual assignment doesn't help. It cannot get
> > connection to any other computer through the network. Your patch probably
> > affected the tulip and 3c59x module (which I use in my alpha).
>
> This is unlikely; I have both tulip and 3c59x cards that *required* this
> patch to be applied (... reverted) before they were usable under 2.4.26.
>
> Which 2.4.2x kernels have you been able to use these ethernet cards
> under successfully, and which source trees were they based on?
That's a long story. This machine worked with problems for a year with many
vanilla kernels (ranging from 2.4.2x up to 2.6.3). Both network cards and
the qlogic driver worked. After testing a LSI SCSI-Adapter the
qlogic-driver crashed at bootup (don't have the backtrace anymore).
Could it be that this affected the SRM?
Under linux 2.2.20-bf the qlogic driver works and also both NICs.
> For the DECChip-based ethernet card, have you tried other drivers
> besides tulip (e.g., de4x5)?
Yep, just tried it. Doesn't help.
Joerg
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