[vortex] problem getting WOL to work with static driver

Mate Kosor matko@student.math.hr
Tue Oct 7 12:02:02 2003


I'm having problem trying to make computer boot on WOL magic packet. This
is the fact list:

>motherboard type:
TYAN Tiger MPX S2466

>integrated LAN:
3COM 3C920C LAN controler (with 3C905 driver set)

>lilo.conf entry:
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20d0
        label=eth_test
        append="ether=0,0,0x0400,eth0"
        initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.4.20d0

>lspci output:
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink] 
(rev 78)
        Subsystem: Tyan Computer: Unknown device 2466
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 80 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), cache line size 10
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
        Region 0: I/O ports at 2000 [size=128]
        Region 1: Memory at f5001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA
PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-

>dmesg considering 3c905C driver:
3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
02:08.0: 3Com PCI 3c905C Tornado at 0x2000. Vers LK1.1.16

>no ACPI support running (is this important?)

>shutdown -h now

>LAN cable connection jack light remains on 

>no responce to ether-wake



What could be the problem?

Mate