On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:59:35 -0500 "Steven A. Falco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have noticed odd behavior on a Sequoia board. Kernel is built from > DENX git, ARCH=powerpc, 2.6.23.1. > > Sequence that works: > 1) In u-boot, do "dhcp" (this initializes the PHY) > 2) Boot linux from flash > 3) ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.101 netmask 255.255.255.0 up > Ethernet is now functional, and I can ping the Sequoia (and it can ping > my host) > > Sequence that does not work: > 1) Boot linux from flash without letting u-boot touch eth0 > 2) ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.101 netmask 255.255.255.0 up > Ethernet appears to come up, but it is not functional. I.e. I get > "eth0: link is up, 100 FDX, pause enabled" but I cannot ping the board, > and the board cannot ping my host. > > So, the kernel appears to be missing some initialization that u-boot > provides. There are some PHY patches from Valentine that Ben needs to send to Jeff Garzik. josh _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev