Re: [linux kernel 2.6.19] ethernet driver for Marvell bridge GT-64260
From: Dale Farnsworth <hidden>
Date: 2007-08-24 16:20:28
I continue the work of ThomasB to get a linux kernel 2.6.19 up and running on a PPC750FX based platform using a GT-64260. From Thomas I got a patched mv643xx_eth driver which is ported to support the 64260, too. Now the driver is integrated and runs complete through initialisation bringing up an eth0 device. The initialisation seams to be ok (no error messages), the device is up and routing information is setup. Now I try to ping a remote station but I receive nothing and I get no feedback from the remote compter. As soon as I turn of the net interface (ifconfig eth0 down) I get the message "Tx time out or no link?) Is there anything else I can check? Any idea what may cause this problem?
Steven Hill posted his patch series merging gt64260 ethernet support to the netdev mailing list last month. You might look at: http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2007/07/19/22 and related patches. The differences between 64260 and 64360 are so large that they are unlikely to be merged into a single driver, but a separate driver is a possibility if someone steps up to do the work. -Dale