Subject: Ethernet problems
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Kevin P. Neal <kpneal@pobox.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/25/1997 02:02:26
SPARCstation 10

I'm having ethernet problems. Specifically, I get the error:
date magnus /netbsd: Lance DMA error, see your doctor!
date magnus /netbsd: Lance DMA error, see your doctor!
date magnus /netbsd: ledma0: error: csr=a0400012<ERR,IEN>
date magnus /netbsd: ledma0: error: csr=a0400012<ERR,IEN>
date magnus /netbsd: le0: memory error
date magnus /netbsd: le0: memory error
date magnus /netbsd: le0: card failed to initialize
date magnus /netbsd: le0: card failed to initialize

The errors spew with every keypress, and make it damn irritating to try
to do anything. If I ifconfig le0 down I still get the errors! 

Is this related to the autodetection of which network connector I'm using?
I'm using the AUI. When I ifconfig, I use the link1 option, to try to force
it to use the AUI port, but no go.

I know the interface works, because I NFS booted the machine when I installed
it. 

*sigh*
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