Re: kern/56699: Cabletron EA419 SCSI to Ethernet adapter can't successfully download files during installation

[David Ross <randomdross00%gmail.com@localhost>]

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From: David Ross <randomdross00%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/56699: Cabletron EA419 SCSI to Ethernet adapter can't
 successfully download files during installation
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:13:54 -0800

 Hi Julian,
 
 My testing was conducted on a 9.2 system.  So I think it would have
 these changes (?) but if not let me know and I can try a different
 build.
 
 Dave
 
 On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 2:30 AM Julian Coleman <jdc%coris.org.uk@localhost> wrote:
 >
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/56699; it has been noted by GNATS=
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 > From: Julian Coleman <jdc%coris.org.uk@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 >         netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Subject: Re: kern/56699: Cabletron EA419 SCSI to Ethernet adapter can't
 >  successfully download files during installation
 > Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:55:46 +0100
 >
 >  Hi David,
 >
 >  > I acquired a Cabletron EA419 SCSI to Ethernet adapter and was able to =
 get it to connect to the network during netbsd installation on my Atari TT0=
 30.  I can ping 1.1.1.1 and at least connect to servers via FTP.  However w=
 hen I attempt to actually pull down sets during an install, either via HTTP=
  or FTP, it's unsuccessful.  Sysinst hangs, though it's not a full kernel p=
 anic.
 >
 >  > Observe the system hangs when sets start to download.
 >  > This occurs on my Atari TT030 system, and I suspect it will also be th=
 e case on other systems where the EA419 is used.
 >
 >  I have one of these adapters and I made some changes in 2020 that make i=
 t
 >  work again for me (I was testing on a single CPU sparc32 system).  See:
 >
 >    http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/scsipi/if_se.c?only_wi=
 th_tag=3DMAIN
 >
 >  revisions 1.105, 1.106, 1.107, 1.111.  However, I didn't test these chan=
 ges
 >  with a netbsd-9.x system.
 >
 >  Would you be able to try a current kernel/installation?
 >
 >  Regards,
 >
 >  Julian
 >