[Oberon] NIC in BB

[Dan Parnete]

Thomas Frey wrote:

> I could reproduce the problem. Unfortunately the CD image only 
> initializes the Network after the Autorun sequence. There are two 
> workarounds:
>
> 1. wait for 1-2 minutes until the snow stops ;-)
> 2. press the shift key while booting and type
> Boot4=
> Boot9=Autostart.Run
> c
>
> --Thomas
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Parnete" 
> <dan.parnete at fastwebnet.it>
> To: "ETH Oberon and related systems" <oberon at lists.inf.ethz.ch>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [Oberon] NIC in BB
>
>
>> shark at gulfnet.sd64.bc.ca wrote:
>>
>>> The 3C905 card works for PC Native 05.01.2003.
>>> This message went through it.
>>>
>>> The BB Performance monitor records a signal
>>> on the receive window.  The send window and the two loopback windows 
>>> have flat lines.
>>>
>>> I've tried a little tinkering with the EPROM settings of the card 
>>> and with the media and duplex parameters in Aos.Par to no avail.
>>>
>>> Can anyone suggest where to look to solve the problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks,        Peter E.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> The same with my RTL8139. It works with the Crazy Fresh of 24 nov., 
>> bat not with the recent Xmas version.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dan Parnete
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>
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I'm starting the NIC by hand with AosRTL8139.Install. The result log is:

Searching devices...
Found model nr :   0
Chip version is: 00000074 RTL-8139C
Install IRQ Handler:    11
{P0 Softreset}
AosInitNet: LinkDevice 'RTL8139#0' found.
AosInitNet: LinkDevice 'RTL8139#0': Get interface configuration. Error 
code: 0
AosInitNet: Add interface for LinkDevice 'RTL8139#0'. Error code: 0
AosDHCP: Starting DHCP on interface 'RTL8139#0'...
{P0 AosDHCP: Discover - xid -1230195028}
Find finished.
{P0 AosDHCP: Discover - xid -1230195027}
{P0 AosDHCP: Discover - xid -1230195026}
AosDHCP: Finished DHCP on interface 'RTL8139#0'. Error code: 3502

The IP tracking results in:

{P0
=== Interface ===
Interface name: RTL8139#0
Attached device: RTL8139#0 (LinkLinked)
MAC address: 00:30:1B:31:F9:E0:00:00
Local address: 0.0.0.0
Netmask: 0.0.0.0
Gateway address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet: 0.0.0.0
Net broadcast: 255.255.255.255
DNS server: none
}
{P0
=== Interface ===
Interface name: Loopback
Attached device: Loopback (LinkLinked)
MAC address: 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00
Local address: 127.0.0.1
Netmask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet: 127.0.0.0
Net broadcast: 127.0.255.255
DNS server: none
}

Thanks,
Dan Parnete