linksys problem

[Robert Cagle]

Hi, I hope this topic is appropriate for this list.. 
If not I apologize in advance.

hardware & drivers
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new UMAX Actionbook 333t laptop.
new Linksys Etherfast CardBus 10/100
fresh RH6.0 install (kernel 2.2.5-15, recompiled)
pcmcia-cs-3.0.12 
tulip-0.91e

problem
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Linksys works perfectly under win98 on 10baseT and 100baseT networks, but...

Under Linux, link light rarely ever comes on. I've seen it
work once or twice on 100baseT and once on 10baseT. When
it works, it works fine.

The following logfile output is from when I hard-coded the options
parameter to 12 (10baseT). This made it work right away - once,
but I could not repeat it.

I always get "two good beeps", and the network comes up configured
correctly but doesn't work.

---- /var/log/messages output -------

Jun 11 14:18:13 firebird cardmgr[306]: initializing socket 0
Jun 11 14:18:13 firebird cardmgr[306]: socket 0: Linksys EtherFast 10/100
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird cardmgr[306]: executing: 'insmod /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/pcmcia/cb_enabler.o'
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird cardmgr[306]: executing: 'insmod /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/pcmcia/tulip_cb.o debug=6 options=12'
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: cs: cb_config(bus 32): vendor 0x1011, device 0x0019 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel:   fn 0 bar 1: io 0x280-0x2ff 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel:   fn 0 bar 2: mem 0xa0081000-0xa00813ff 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel:   fn 0 rom: mem 0xa0041000-0xa0080fff 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: tulip_attach(bus 32, function 0) 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: tulip.c:v0.91e 5/27/99 becker@cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: eth0: Digital DS21143 Tulip rev 65 at 0x280, 00:E0:98:05:98:48, IRQ 3. 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: eth0:  EEPROM default media type Autosense. 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: eth0:  MII interface PHY 0, setup/reset sequences 0/0 long, capabilities e0 78. 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: eth0:  Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a 21142 MII PHY (3) block. 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird kernel: eth0:  MII transceiver #0 config 3000 status 7809 advertising 0001. 
Jun 11 14:18:14 firebird cardmgr[306]: executing: './network start eth0'
Jun 11 14:18:17 firebird kernel: eth0: 21143 negotiation status 000000c6, MII. 
Jun 11 14:18:17 firebird kernel: eth0: MII status 7809, Link partner report 0000. 
Jun 11 14:18:17 firebird kernel: eth0: No link beat on the MII interface, status 7809. 

These last few messages repeat over and over...

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I'm not on the mailing list, so if you could reply directly with
any help I would be very grateful.

Thanks,
Bob Cagle
rcagle@earthlink.net