[vortex] Problem with 3com 10/100 Mini PCI adapter (3c556B?)under 2.2.19

[Donald Becker]

On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Akihiko YAMAMOTO wrote:

> bogdan> If you didn't specifically use "options=6" when loading the
> bogdan> module, then MII is set in the EEPROM. 
> 
> I'm _NOT_ using "options=6" specifically.  I've been trying with
> "alias eth0 3c59x" with no options in modules.conf under 2.4.6.
> 
> bogdan> Can you use the DOS tool from 3Com to set it to
> bogdan> NWAY/Autonegotiate ?
> 
> Next, I tried "install.exe" and selected "Configuration and
> Diagnostic Program", then, installer says, "Error: Configuration
> and Diagnostics Program is not compatible with Windows 95/98
> [ABORT]" under Windows ME.

Please try the vortex-diag program from
  http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html

> All the other cases (x=1 to 31) show "0xffff" as,
> 
> jasmin# ./mii-diag -p 24
> Using the default interface 'eth0'.
> Using the specified MII PHY index 24.
> Basic registers of MII PHY #24:  ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff.
>   No MII transceiver present!.

Hmmm....

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