Re: axe(4) (Belkin F5D5055) problems

From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky_at_c2i.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:26:24 +0200
On Thursday 09 April 2009, Niki Denev wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 4:09 AM, Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 09:45:26AM +0300, Niki Denev wrote:
>
> >> Also the SiS191 seems to have problems negotiating gigabit link, there
> >> are many posts about this
> >> when using Linux.
> >
> > This could be related with PHY handling bug of Linux sis190 driver.
> > Because Linux does not have mii(4) it have to poke PHY registers in
> > driver layer which  in turn would make it hard to support various
> > PHY hardwares.
>
> I've noticed this. The linux drives seems to write some magic numbers to
> the hardware at several places... very confusing.
>

Hi,

If the device is connected at the end of more than one HUB, then the following 
patch might solve the problem. Else the following patch will have no effect.

http://perforce.freebsd.org/chv.cgi?CH=160485

--HPS
Received on Sat Apr 11 2009 - 09:23:54 UTC

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