netbsd-users: Re: problem with sip0 (SiS 900 10/100 Ethernet, rev 0x90)

Subject: Re: problem with sip0 (SiS 900 10/100 Ethernet, rev 0x90)
To: Carl Brewer <carl@bl.echidna.id.au>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 06/01/2004 23:33:56

On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 11:12:12AM +1000, Carl Brewer wrote:
> "media none"?!
> 
> I'm guessing this is my problem here, but why would that be the
> case?  Is this an ethernet device that 1.6.2 doesn't support?

Yes, there are problems detecting the PHY with some SiS chips.
This has been fixed in current and 2.0, and I think the fix has
been pulled up to the 1.6 branch.
Try with a recent 1.6.2_STABLE kernel.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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