Subject: Re: Macronix MX98715AEC network adapter [deadlock]
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
From: Daniel Lamblin <daniell@trillian.beachbash.net>
List: port-macppc
Date: 04/25/2003 14:28:42
On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> > OUI 0x000000 model 0x0000 rev 0 at ex0 phy 24 not configured
> > Oh, I never noticed that; Whats an OUI and should it be configured?
>
> This is the PHY, the chip that interface the core ethernet with the
> physical media.
> Yes, you need a driver for it; just enable all the phy at mii in the
> kernel config, and see which one is attached.

But seeing as the network device works anyways, what can I expect to gain
by configuring the phys at mii?
-Daniel