network initialization hangs

[Bill Butler]

Eric,

As I mentioned in a previous email you don't have to recompile the BSP
to change the IRQ/Address you just need to pass it in with the network
netdriver_config structure.


Bill Butler
Project Lead
Sr Software Engineer
AIPCOM Inc
(972) 644-2328 (x16)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Ivanenko [mailto:erik.ivanenko at utoronto.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 9:43 AM
> To: rtems-users at oarcorp.com
> Subject: Re: network initialization hangs
> 
> 
> I use the ne2000 on a realtek 8019. You need to setup the realtek with
> the provided DOS program, to match the io/irq expected by the ne2000
> driver. This involves recompiling the BSP.
> 
> Eric Norum wrote:
> >
> > On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 08:20 AM, Michael J. Siers wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Sachin,
> > > I believe your problem is that RTEMS currently does not have a
driver
> > > for the
> > > RealTek based network cards.  I tried playing around with the
network
> > > code
> > > using the pc386 bsp but I could not find a supported network card.
> > >
> > > I did see someone had made an initial port of the Intel
EtherExpress
> > > 8255x
> > > driver.  Maybe you could try getting a hold of  this driver and
one of
> > > these
> > > cards.
> > >
> >
> > I submitted a driver for the Intel EtherExpress.   Thomas Doerfler
did
> > the initial port and I made some small cleanups.  With luck (and
some
> > work on Joel's part) the driver will be in the next snapshot.
> >
> > --
> > Eric Norum <eric.norum at usask.ca>
> > Department of Electrical Engineering
> > University of Saskatchewan
> > Saskatoon, Canada.
> > Phone: (306) 966-5394   FAX:   (306) 966-5407
> 
> --
> 
> Erik Ivanenko
> CCMS Supervisor
> University of Toronto
> 
> Ph:  416-978-1900
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