When I do a modprobe, the driver is loaded without any warning. The lights on de switch keep on blinking though. And starting the network (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start) takes a very long time.
I had the same problem in Windows and the only solution was to turn auto detection off. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Joeb Verzonden: maandag 7 juli 2003 6:36 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit If you do a modprobe sis900, what do you get? Joeb On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 12:05:51 +0200 "Rob van Dam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unfortunately I can't adjust the speed in CMOS. It's an auto-detect > problem for sure. I have some experience with this problem in Windows, > and it only works when I fix the card to 10 mbit speed, and turn > auto-detect off. > > My only problem is how to do this in Linux. > > I tried ethtool, but I got the error message "this function not > supported" when I try to get auto-mode off. > > I also tried to add this to modules.conf (I found this in internet) > > alias eth0 sis900 > options sis900 options=0x40 > > That also didn't work. > > I prefer adjusting modules.conf because the change are applied > automatically on boot. > > Does anybody know what option I exactly need to add to modules.conf? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joeb > Sent: zondag 6 juli 2003 5:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit > > The reason I ask, is that I have a MB with a Sis900 ethernet that > wouldn't work correctly with my 10mb hub. It turns out, though, that in > my CMOS, it was set to 100mb. I changed it there and things have worked > like a charm ever since. If it's not a CMOS thing for you, I know we've > had problems at work with other ethernet adapters where duplexing was a > problem. Evidently, we had cards trying to connect to switches in the > wrong duplex mode, I believe it was a problem with the switches, > although I don't remember all of the details. Finally, we've also had > some marginal network cables that worked fine at 10mb or 100mb, but > never auto-detect. Once replaced, things worked fine. > > Just some thoughts, although the simplest thing would be to not > auto-detect and manually set it. > > Joeb > > On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 22:53:43 +0200 > "Rob van Dam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have the computer connected to a ethernet-adsl modem (thomson 510). > It > > has an integrated 100/10 switch. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joeb > > Sent: zaterdag 5 juli 2003 22:44 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] fix sis900 networkcard to 10 mbit > > > > Is your hub 10mb or 100mb? > > > > Joeb > > > > > > On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 15:36:55 +0200 > > "Rob van Dam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have a network over a 10 mbit network cable (4 wires). My sis900 > > only > > > works when I switch of autodetect and fix the card to 10 mbit. > > > > > > Does anyone know how to do this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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