Re: [ql-developers] Ethernet card for Q60
Thierry ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I'm trying to configure an ISA PnP card (RTL8019AS based) for use on my Q60. The card got a jumperless mode (i.e. a mode where PnP is disabled) that may be enabled via a DOS software (on a PC) and its parameters (I/O address, IRQ, Duplex/Simplex modes) can be set via this software too. The parameters are retained in a flash memory on the Ethernet card. I tried several configurations, but only IRQ 10 seems to allow the Q60 to boot properly (IRQ 5, although theorically available, makes the Q60 unstable and it crashes either at SMSQ/E boot time, or at the Linux loader execution time). The problem is: Linux (Shoebox v1.0a) hangs when trying to bring up eth0 at boot time... The configuration of the card is: IRQ 10 I/O 300h Full duplex It is connected to a 10/100Mbps switch and the network parameters are properly set in Linux. Any idea of what happens and the way to fix this ? Known problem, I had published several lengthy explanations about it. I first discovered the problem with some Longshine LCS-8634PTB ethernet cards, but it applies to some other RTL8019AS based cards as well. The problem was that these cards produce unwanted IRQ signals, even when in jumpered mode. Other cards of exactly the same type, and apparently the same PCB layout, behaved OK. The RTL8019AS chip is responsible for this problem. The chips which have the IRQ problem are labeled with different production codes than those which work, but I can not give a comprehensive specification which range of codes has the problem and which has not. After long debates with technicians from Longshine they had to admit that it is a hardware problem with the chip. If someone buys a new ethernet card with the RTL8019AS for Qx0, other than from DD Systems, he should be prepared to deal with cutting the IRQ10+11 lines on the Ethernet card near the ISA connector. The corresponding pins on the ISA connector are D3 and D4. Soldering side of the ethernet card, ISA connector: B1B31 D1 D2 D3 D4..D18 No guarantees. Please don't cut something you don't really want to cut :-) To be on the save side, there are tested new cards available from DD Systems. I can also provide one for you if you find it more convenient. For use with Qx0, it is strongly recommended to use jumpered mode, IRQ5 and iobase 0x300. All the best Peter
Re: [ql-developers] Ethernet card for Q60
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 12:21:31 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12 Aug 2003 at 4:59, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: I have just ported qemu (http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/) for linux-m68k so it should be possible to do it on the Q60 just as well :) Haven't tried dosemu or wine yet. I wonder if that will work with the Intel 100Mbps ISA adapters that I had found Peter is it possible for you to test it? You mean a DOS program on dosemu on qemu on Linux on Qx0 on your card? Right now I'd prefer to leave tests like this up to you :-) I would but I don't have the card anymore ;-) Oh well, I will try to locate another one and try again! (But it may take three to four weeks) Phoebus -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: [ql-developers] Ethernet card for Q60
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:21:32 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12 Aug 2003 at 22:01, Richard Zidlicky wrote: snip? wasnt that a hardware problem? It wont go away with software. No hardware problem known. The card isn't recognized as an ordinary NE2000 compatible, and I had no time to look further into it. I don't think that it *EVER* was NE2000 compatible... The reason why I got that card was that Shoestring Linux says that with the new kernel *ALL* cards should work. I thought it was only a IRQ/Address problem. Theoretically (and I cannot really remember now) the card should have an EPROM on it that retains settings. Practically however (as I have seen on other cards that claim to have that), once you remove it from the host system, the EPROM is cleared () Phoebus -- Visit the QL-FAQ at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/faq/ (Still uploading stuff!) Visit the uQLX-win32 homepage at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlx.html Visit the uQLX-mac home page at:http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlxmac.html
Re: [ql-developers] Ethernet card for Q60
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:14:31 +0200, Richard Zidlicky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 05:06:15PM +0200, Thierry Godefroy wrote: Hi all ! I'm trying to configure an ISA PnP card (RTL8019AS based) for use on my Q60. The card got a jumperless mode (i.e. a mode where PnP is disabled) that may be enabled via a DOS software (on a PC) ^ I have just ported qemu (http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/) for linux-m68k so it should be possible to do it on the Q60 just as well :) Haven't tried dosemu or wine yet. I wonder if that will work with the Intel 100Mbps ISA adapters that I had found Peter is it possible for you to test it? Phoebus
