Re: Correction: 2.6.16-git12 killed networking -- 3c900 card

[Pete Clements]

Patch gives me the network back (applied to git16).
Timeout problem remains, trying Andrews patches.

  > >   > > FYI:
  > >   > >   Single 3c900 card, UP i386
  > >   > >   Lost networking with .16-git12, message
  > >   > >   ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
  > >   > 
  > >   > This could be due to the recent driver update.
  > >   > I can not reproduce this with a 3c900B-Combo,
  > >   > so I need some more information to track it down.
  > > 
  > > Data attached. Note:
  > >  1) Using coax 10base2.
  > 
  > Somehow 10base2 does not like a netif_carrier_off.
  > 
  > Please try the pach below. It makes 10base2 work again for me.
  > 
  > Steffen
  > 
  > --- linux-2.6.16-git12/drivers/net/3c59x.c	2006-03-29 11:23:48.000000000 +0200
  > +++ linux-2.6.16-git12-sk/drivers/net/3c59x.c	2006-03-29 13:40:28.000000000 +0200
  > @@ -1723,7 +1723,6 @@
  >  		printk(KERN_DEBUG "vortex_up(): writing 0x%x to InternalConfig\n", config);
  >  	iowrite32(config, ioaddr + Wn3_Config);
  >  
  > -	netif_carrier_off(dev);
  >  	if (dev->if_port == XCVR_MII || dev->if_port == XCVR_NWAY) {
  >  		EL3WINDOW(4);
  >  		vortex_check_media(dev, 1);
  > 


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Pete Clements 
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