RE: SMC1255TX/LP Problem - TX errors and Carrier errors X2

More info...

The chip on the SMC12255TX/LP is marked EN5251BE. This seems to be a
newer version of the Comet chip.

When I went back to the patched version of tulip.c:v0.91g 7/16/99 that
SMC supplies on their web site for Linux use with this card, I see
many sections that were added for the EN5251 (presumably by SMC). Even
so, when I use this driver, I get the TX and Carrier errors noted
below when ifconfig is run.

The EN5251 chip is not in the tulip.c:v0.95 6/21/2002 driver at all. I
don't have the capability to merge the changes myself.

I hope that someone can update the current tulip driver and support
the SMC1255TX with the EN5251 chip under 2.2.x kernels.

Thanks,

Denny

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Denny Fox
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 4:21 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [tulip-bug] SMC1255TX/LP Problem - TX errors and
> Carrier errors
> X2
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am running Debian 2.2 (potato, up to date) with a 2.2.19 locally
> compiled kernel. I'm getting errors when using an SMC1255TX/LP nic
> card for eth0 in a VIA EPIA Mini-ITX motherboard. I've searched
> through the tulip-bug archives for this year and haven't found any
> answer.
>
> Two other brand nic cards with Realtek 8139 chips on them work
> correctly and report correctly (no errors) in this system.
>
> Here is output from ifconfig for the SMC1255TX/LP...
>
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:04:E2:42:D4:72
>           inet addr:192.168.20.254  Bcast:192.168.20.255
> Mask:255.255.255.0
>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:38 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:51 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:102
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
>           Interrupt:11 Base address:0x8000
>
> The TX packet count is 0. For each TX packet there is logged a TX
> error, and 2 TX carrier errors.
>
> The odd thing is, the card seems to operate at the application level
> OK. Pings and other network traffic seem to be going as
> expected. The
> throughput for a 1mbyte file transfer was measured at 679 kB/sec
> transmit and 765 kB/sec receive.
>
> The card is connected to a 10BT hub. I do not get any difference in
> symptoms whether it is set to auto-negotiate, or fix it to 10BT/Half
> Duplex with mii-diag.
>
> SMC supplied a patched version of tulip.c:v0.91g 7/16/99 with a
> section added for the card:
> { "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)",
>         0x1113, 0x1216, 0xffff, PCI_ADDR0_IO, 256, 32,
> tulip_probe1 },
> I have compiled this both as a module, and directly into the kernel
> and get the same results.
>
> I downloaded the latest tulip driver tulip.c:v0.95 6/21/2002 and
> compiled it as a module and got the same results. I then added
>         { "SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX)", { 0x12161113,
> 0xffffffff },
>           TULIP_IOTYPE, TULIP_SIZE1, COMET },
> just above
>         { "ADMtek AN981 Comet", { 0x09811317, 0xffffffff },
>           TULIP_IOTYPE, TULIP_SIZE1, COMET },
> to see if that would help. The boot process now shows the
> SMC id, but
> the symptom remains the same.
>
> Is this a reporting error, or is there something wrong? It would be
> nice if the SMC card reports correctly using ifconfig.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help, other backround information is shown
> below...
>
> Denny Fox
>
> -------------
>
> dmesg output
> tulip.c:v0.95 6/21/2002  Written by Donald Becker <[email protected]>
>   http://www.scyld.com/network/tulip.html
> eth0: SMC EZ Card 10/100 (SMC1255TX) rev 17 at 0xc3818000,
> 00:04:E2:42:D4:72, IRQ 11.
> eth0:  MII transceiver #1 config 0000 status 784d advertising 05e1.
> eth0:  MII transceiver #2 config 1000 status 7849 advertising 05e1.
> eth0:  MII transceiver #3 config 1000 status 7849 advertising 05e1.
> eth0:  MII transceiver #4 config 1000 status 7849 advertising 05e1.
>
> /proc/pci
>   Bus  0, device  20, function  0:
>     Ethernet controller: SMC Unknown device (rev 17).
>       Vendor id=1113. Device id=1216.
>       Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 11.  Master
> Capable.  Latency=32.  Min Gnt=255.Max Lat=255.
>       I/O at 0xec00 [0xec01].
>       Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe4000000 [0xe4000000].
>
> /etc/network/interfaces
> iface eth0 inet static
>         address 192.168.20.254
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.20.0
>         broadcast 192.168.20.255
>         up /usr/local/bin/mii-diag -F 10baseT-HD eth0
>
> mii-diag eth0
> Basic registers of MII PHY #1:  0000 784d 001d 2411 05e1 0021 0004
> 2001.
>  Basic mode control register 0x0000: Auto-negotiation disabled, with
>  Speed fixed at 10 mbps, half-duplex.
>  You have link beat, and everything is working OK.
>  Your link partner is generating 10baseT link beat  (no
> autonegotiation).
>    End of basic transceiver information.
>
> tulip-diag -aem (after ifdown eth0)
> tulip-diag.c:v2.13 8/6/2002 Donald Becker ([email protected])
>  http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html
> Index #1: Found a Accton EN1217/EN2242 (ADMtek Comet) adapter at
> 0xec00.
> Accton EN1217/EN2242 (ADMtek Comet) chip registers at 0xec00:
>  0x00: fff98000 ffffffff ffffffff 00251810 00251a10
> fc06c012 ffb70111
> fffe5410
>  0x40: fffe0000 fff597f8 00000000 fffe0000 00000000
> 00000200 00000000
> 00000008
>  Extended registers:
>  0x80: 0006c812 03fe5410 a4dc0004 ffffffff 00000100
> 00251a30 002518f0
> ffe0f000
>  0xa0: 70000000 42e20400 ffff72d4 80000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 00000000
>  0xc0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 00000000
>  0xe0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 00000000 00000000
> 30000027
>  Comet duplex is reported in the MII status registers.
>  Transmit stopped, Receive stopped.
>   The Rx process state is 'Waiting for packets'.
>   The Tx process state is 'Stopped'.
>   The transmit unit is set to store-and-forward.
>  Interrupt sources are pending!  CSR5 is fc06c812.
>    Tx complete indication.
>    Link passed indication.
>    Timer expired indication.
>    Early Rx indication.
>   Comet MAC address registers 42e20400 ffff72d4
>   Comet multicast filter 8000000000000000.
> EEPROM 64 words, 6 address bits.
>   Ethernet MAC Station Address 00:04:e2:42:d4:72.
>   Default connection type 'Autosense'.
>   PCI IDs Vendor 1113 Device 1216  Subsystem 10b8 1255
>   PCI min_grant 255 max_latency 255.
>   CSR18 power-up setting 0xa4dc****.
>  MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x784d.
>  MII PHY found at address 2, status 0x784d.
>  MII PHY found at address 3, status 0x784d.
>  MII PHY found at address 4, status 0x784d.
>  MII PHY #1 transceiver registers:
>    0000 784d 001d 2411 05e1 0021 0004 2001
>    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
>    1001 0000 2033 205f 0000 000f 7490 0000
>    8111 6946 2c58 1326 8911 0444 0230 0000.
>  MII PHY #2 transceiver registers:
>    0000 784d 001d 2411 05e1 0021 0004 2001
>    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
>    1001 0000 0033 205f 0000 000f 7490 0000
>    8111 6946 2c58 1326 8911 0444 0230 0000.
>  MII PHY #3 transceiver registers:
>    0000 784d 001d 2411 05e1 0021 0004 2001
>    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
>    1001 0000 0033 205f 0000 000f 7490 0000
>    8111 6946 2c58 1326 8911 0444 0230 0000.
>  MII PHY #4 transceiver registers:
>    0000 784d 001d 2411 05e1 0021 0004 2001
>    0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
>    1001 0000 0033 205f 0000 000f 7490 0000
>    8111 6946 2c58 1326 8911 0444 0230 0000.
> ----------
> EOF
>
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