NetBSD Problem Report #46951

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From: sean.madawala@gmail.com
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Subject: bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ
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>Number:         46951
>Category:       port-macppc
>Synopsis:       bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    port-macppc-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Sep 13 13:55:00 +0000 2012
>Last-Modified:  Thu Sep 13 16:05:02 +0000 2012
>Originator:     Sean Madawala
>Release:        5.1.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD 5.1.2 NetBSD 5.1.2 (GENERIC) #0: Thu Feb 2 18:05:22 UTC 2012 builds@b7.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-1-2-RELEASE/macppc/201202021012Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-1-2-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/macppc/compile/GENERIC macppc
>Description:
I'm unable to get the built in Ethernet on a Powerbook G3 PDQ to work. It keeps timing out.
>How-To-Repeat:
Plug into ethernet port
Type ifconfig bm0 up
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
From: Michael <macallan@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-macppc/46951: bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:00:23 -0400

 That's the 10MBit/s variant, isn't it?
 If so, that's a known problem ( I see the same on my beige G3 ), it's  
 been broken for a long time and nobody seems to have the right  
 combination of time, documentation and hardware to fix it.

From: Sean Madawala <sean.madawala@gmail.com>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-macppc/46951: bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:38:26 -0400

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 yes, it is the 10MBit/s variant. That's too bad. I was really hoping
 someone would fix it. I thought I breathed in some new life to the old
 Wallstreet.

 On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Michael <macallan@netbsd.org> wrote:

 > The following reply was made to PR port-macppc/46951; it has been noted by
 > GNATS.
 >
 > From: Michael <macallan@netbsd.org>
 > To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: port-macppc/46951: bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ
 > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:00:23 -0400
 >
 >  That's the 10MBit/s variant, isn't it?
 >  If so, that's a known problem ( I see the same on my beige G3 ), it's
 >  been broken for a long time and nobody seems to have the right
 >  combination of time, documentation and hardware to fix it.
 >
 >

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 yes, it is the 10MBit/s variant. That&#39;s too bad. I was really hoping so=
 meone would fix it. I thought I breathed in some new life to the old Wallst=
 reet. <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:05 AM, =
 Michael <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:macallan@netbsd.org" target=
 =3D"_blank">macallan@netbsd.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
 <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
 x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The following reply was made to PR port-macp=
 pc/46951; it has been noted by GNATS.<br>
 <br>
 From: Michael &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:macallan@netbsd.org">macallan@netbsd.or=
 g</a>&gt;<br>
 To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org<br>
 Cc:<br>
 Subject: Re: port-macppc/46951: bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ<br>
 Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:00:23 -0400<br>
 <br>
 =A0That&#39;s the 10MBit/s variant, isn&#39;t it?<br>
 =A0If so, that&#39;s a known problem ( I see the same on my beige G3 ), it&=
 #39;s<br>
 =A0been broken for a long time and nobody seems to have the right<br>
 =A0combination of time, documentation and hardware to fix it.<br>
 <br>
 </blockquote></div><br>

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From: David Holland <dholland-bugs@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-macppc/46951: bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:54:13 +0000

 On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 03:05:03PM +0000, Michael wrote:
  >  That's the 10MBit/s variant, isn't it?
  >  If so, that's a known problem ( I see the same on my beige G3 ), it's  
  >  been broken for a long time and nobody seems to have the right  
  >  combination of time, documentation and hardware to fix it.

 ... does anyone have the documentation? That's usually the hardest
 part.

 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland@netbsd.org

From: Michael <macallan@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-macppc/46951: bm0 not connecting. Powerbook G3 PDQ
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:04:01 -0400

 > ... does anyone have the documentation? That's usually the hardest
 > part.

 Good question, the driver was written by tsubai@ who went AWOL long  
 before I joined. Funny thing is, the 100MBit variant seems to work,  
 which should at least help figuring out which part of the code to look  
 at. If nothing else there's a Linux driver, can't hurt to check what  
 they do differently.

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