Hi,

Johannes De Smedt wrote:
> When I boot my freescale iMX28 board without an ethernet cable, it
> waits just after ADDRCONF: link is not ready. When I plug in an
> ethernet cable, booting resumes.  
> 
> [    2.320000] eth0: Freescale FEC PHY driver [SMSC LAN8710/LAN8720]
> (mii_bus:phy_addr=imx28-fec-1:00, irq=-1)
> [    2.330000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> [   11.320000] PHY: imx28-fec-1:00 - Link is Up - 100/Full
> [   11.340000] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
> [   11.360000] IP-Config: Complete:
> 
> Why does the boot process wait for an ethernet cable? Is there a
> timeout that can be configured (so the boot process can resume
> faster)?  

I had the same problem some times ago. If you use Barebox, try to set ip in the 
evironment file to "none" and set up your eth link after the kernel has started.

> 
> Thanks!



Mit freundlichen Grüßen

i.A. Erik Wolf
Hardwareentwicklung

Neuberger Gebäudeautomation GmbH
Oberer Kaiserweg 6
91541 Rothenburg o.d.T.

Telefon:  +49 9861 402-542
Telefax:  +49 9861 402-533
E-Mail:   [email protected]
Internet: www.neuberger.net

Handelsregister: AG Ansbach HRB 4933
Sitz: Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Geschäftsführer: Klaus Lenkner
Ust.IdNr. DE 271 188 426

-- 
ptxdist mailing list
[email protected]

Reply via email to