Re: netbsd-11 vs. SUNW,qfe; hmeX: device timeout?

["John D. Baker" <jdbaker%consolidated.net@localhost>]

On Fri, 1 May 2026, John D. Baker wrote:

> On Fri, 1 May 2026, Martin Husemann wrote:
> 
> > Can you post your full dmesg please?
> 
> See below.

In case it's useful, below is the dmesg from a machine using a single-port
hme card.  I've never had any trouble with machines using these cards
(but I only have a few of these cards--not enough to equip a machine
as a router).


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    2024, 2025, 2026
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NetBSD 11.99.5 (JEAN) #527: Mon Feb 16 06:48:49 CST 2026
	sysop%plex760.technoskunk.fur@localhost:/r0/build/current/obj/sparc/sys/arch/sparc/compile/JEAN
total memory = 255 MB
avail memory = 244 MB
timecounter: Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
Kernelized RAIDframe activated
bootpath: /iommu@0,10000000/sbus@0,10001000/SUNW,hme@1,8c00000
mainbus0 (root): SUNW,SPARCstation-5: hostid xxxxxxxx
cpu0 at mainbus0: FMI,MB86904 @ 110 MHz, on-chip FPU
cpu0: 16K instruction (32 b/l), 8K data (16 b/l): cache enabled
obio0 at mainbus0
clock0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x200000: mk48t08
timer0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0xd00000: delay constant 52, frequency = 2000000 Hz
timecounter: Timecounter "timer-counter" frequency 2000000 Hz quality 100
zs0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x100000 level 12 softpri 6
zstty0 at zs0 channel 0 (console i/o)
zstty1 at zs0 channel 1
zs1 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x0 level 12 softpri 6
zstty2 at zs1 channel 0
kbd0 at zstty2
zstty3 at zs1 channel 1
ms0 at zstty3
wsmouse0 at ms0 mux 0
slavioconfig at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x800000 not configured
auxreg0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x900000
power0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x910000 level 2
fdc0 at obio0 slot 0 offset 0x400000 level 11: no drives attached
iommu0 at mainbus0 addr 0x10000000: version 0x4/0x0, page-size 4096, range 64MB
sbus0 at iommu0: clock = 22 MHz
dma0 at sbus0 slot 5 offset 0x8400000: DMA rev 2
esp0 at dma0 slot 5 offset 0x8800000 level 4: ESP200, 40MHz, SCSI ID 7
scsibus0 at esp0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
bpp0 at sbus0 slot 5 offset 0xc800000 level 2 (ipl 3): DMA rev 2
ledma0 at sbus0 slot 5 offset 0x8400010: DMA rev 2
le0 at ledma0 slot 5 offset 0x8c00000 level 6: address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
le0: 8 receive buffers, 2 transmit buffers
audiocs0 at sbus0 slot 4 offset 0xc000000 level 9: CS4231A
audio0 at audiocs0: playback, capture, full duplex
audio0: slinear_be:16 -> slinear_le:16 2ch 48000Hz, blk 7680 bytes (40ms) for playback
audio0: slinear_be:16 <- slinear_le:16 2ch 48000Hz, blk 7680 bytes (40ms) for recording
apc0 at sbus0 slot 4 offset 0xa000000
hme0 at sbus0 slot 1 offset 0x8c00000 level 4 (ipl 7): Sun Happy Meal Ethernet (SUNW,hme)
hme0: Ethernet address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
nsphy0 at hme0 phy 1: DP83840 10/100 media interface, rev. 1
nsphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
WARNING: system needs entropy for security; see entropy(7)
timecounter: Timecounter "clockinterrupt" frequency 100 Hz quality 0
WARNING: lwp 6 (system softser/0) flags 0xa0000060: timecounter went backwards from (1 + 0x73e74afc8db97613/2^64) sec to (1 + 0x71601ffa816ff78f/2^64) sec in netbsd:mi_switch+0xec
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
wskbd0 at kbd0 mux 1
IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
entropy: best effort
kbd0: reset failed
cd0 at scsibus0 target 6 lun 0: <TOSHIBA, XM-5401TASUN4XCD, 1036> cdrom removable
cd0: sync (248.00ns offset 15), 8-bit (4.032MB/s) transfers
swwdog0: software watchdog initialized
root on hme0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: <baz>
nfs_boot: my_name=lance
nfs_boot: my_domain=technoskunk.fur
nfs_boot: my_addr=<foo>
nfs_boot: my_mask=<foomask>
nfs_boot: gateway=<bar>
root on <baz>:/r0/diskless/lance
root file system type: nfs
kern.module.path=/stand/sparc/11.99.5/modules
nfs server <baz>:/r0/diskless/lance: not responding
nfs server <baz>:/r0/diskless/lance: is alive again
entropy: ready

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