Re: delayed cardbus network startup (since 2.6.12.2)

In article <c7j8r1du3rk75137ksh7365hpadi5mmg43@xxxxxxx>,
Grant <g_r_a_n_t_@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:42:28 GMT, W M Brelsford <k2di7@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Since upgrading my kernel from 2.6.11.7 to 2.6.12.2 (and also with
>>2.6.13 and now 2.6.14.3), I've been experiencing a variable delay
>>of 0 to 60 seconds when booting before seeing the following message
>>and being able to use the network:
>>
>> eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #0 link partner capability of 01e1.
>>
>>The network card is a 3Com 3cCFE575CT, laptop is a Winbook Si,
>>pcmcia-cs is version 3.2.8. Other network cards (non-cardbus) work
>>OK. The kernel configurations are essentially the same.
>
> I'm running similar hardware on a Toshiba laptop:
> http://bugsplatter.mine.nu/test/boxen/tosh/
>
> 440ZX + PIIX, but with Xircom RBE-100 CardBus NIC, no problems with
> 2.4.latest or 2.6.latest.
>
> Are there no hints in the logs? dmesg? dhcp client?

Nothing in dmesg or syslog, other than the "Setting full-duplex.."
message showing up later. I'm not using dhcp on this card.

--
Bill Brelsford
k2di7@xxxxxxx
.

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