Pure guesswork: The RTC is not always starting the first time you power on a box, and if Soren uses that for timing out the detection of CF cards that might explain the problem.
I suggest you send email directly to soren about hardware issues. Poul-Henning In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob Mason writes: >Damn hotkeys... wasn't done but I hit ctrl-enter by mistake. > >Failing boxes: > >SN: 161145 >SN: 161146 >SN: 161147 >SN: 161148 >SN: 161149 >SN: 161150 >SN: 161152 >SN: 161153 >SN: 161154 >SN: 161155 >SN: 161160 >SN: 161161 >SN: 161162 >SN: 161163 >SN: 161164 >SN: 161165 >SN: 161166 >SN: 161191 >SN: 161192 >SN: 161197 > >All the boxes have bios version 1.33 but has been some change to the >hardware? > >Any help would be greatly appreciated! > >Thanks, >R > > >> Hello, >> >> I am having the same issue as was reported to the list already. With >> certain 5501s the CF is not detected when the unit is first powered on >> but shows up after reboot is passed to combios. >> >> Currently we have 20 or so units on hand that exhibit this behaviour >> while 3 or 4 work as expected. Actually in the units that work the card >> is detected as the slave device but it does see the card when powered >> up. >> >> When it doesn't work this is what I see on the serial console: >> >> POST: 012345689bcefghips1234ajklnopqr,,,tvwxy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> comBIOS ver. 1.33 20070103 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris >> Engineering. >> >> net5501 >> >> 0256 Mbyte Memory CPU Geode LX 434 Mhz >> >> >> Slot Vend Dev ClassRev Cmd Stat CL LT HT Base1 Base2 Int >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 0:01:2 1022 2082 10100000 0006 0220 08 00 00 A0000000 00000000 10 >> 0:06:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E101 A0004000 11 >> 0:07:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E201 A0004100 05 >> 0:08:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E301 A0004200 09 >> 0:09:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E401 A0004300 12 >> 0:20:0 1022 2090 06010003 0009 02A0 08 40 80 00006001 00006101 >> 0:20:2 1022 209A 01018001 0005 02A0 08 00 00 00000000 00000000 >> 0:21:0 1022 2094 0C031002 0006 0230 08 00 80 A0005000 00000000 15 >> 0:21:1 1022 2095 0C032002 0006 0230 08 00 00 A0006000 00000000 15 >> >> 1 Seconds to automatic boot. Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor. >> >> Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082) >> Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999 Intel Corporation >> VIA Rhine III Management Adapter v2.43 (2005/12/15) >> >> CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 00 24 C9 D6 B4 >> PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were >> received. >> >> >> PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM. >> >> No Boot device available, enter monitor. >> >> >> comBIOS Monitor. Press ? for help. >> >> > reboot >> >> POST: 012345689bcefghips1234ajklnopqr,,,tvwxy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> comBIOS ver. 1.33 20070103 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris >> Engineering. >> >> net5501 >> >> 0256 Mbyte Memory CPU Geode LX 434 Mhz >> >> Pri Mas CF 1GB LBA Xlt 983-32-63 990 Mbyte >> >> Slot Vend Dev ClassRev Cmd Stat CL LT HT Base1 Base2 Int >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 0:01:2 1022 2082 10100000 0006 0220 08 00 00 A0000000 00000000 10 >> >> The strange part is if I put a hard drive in there (80G sata western >> digital) the CF is detected without issue. >> >> The card is an Adata 1GB speedy compact flash. I have 200 or so, so I >> really need them to be detected properly. >> >> I noted the serial numbers for the units that I could get at and it >> looks like they are all from the same lot. >> >> Working boxes: SN: 145774, SN: 153514 and SN: 158171 (this is a 5501-70) >> >> Failing boxes: >> >> SN: 161145 >> SN: 161145 >> SN: 161145 >> SN: 161145 >> > >_______________________________________________ >Soekris-tech mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
