# Re: mii-tool support for gmac/sungem

- From: Jeff Garzik \<hidden\>
- Date: 2002-09-23 03:22:07 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2002/09/9384520
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2002/09/9384519/t.md

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Bastien Nocera wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wanted to know if mii-tool was supposed to work with the gmac/sungem
> card in the iBook2 laptops. I tried it out:
>
> $ sudo mii-tool
> SIOCGMIIPHY on 'eth0' failed: Operation not supported
> SIOCGMIIPHY on 'eth1' failed: Operation not supported
> no MII interfaces found
>
> I see code for this ioctl in the kernel though in gem_ioctl
> (drivers/net/sungem.c) and some messages that seem relevant in dmesg:
>
> eth0: MII PHY ID: 4061e0 BCM 5221
> eth0: switching to forced 100bt
> eth0: switching to forced 10bt
> etc.
>
> Any ideas ?


use ethtool...

	Jeff


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