[SunHELP] odd system problems (ethernet not working and 'bus fault')

[Nils9]

I'm not guru with Ultra10 hardware and dont know specific things, but this
might be the case of autonegotiation. Try adding this line at the end of
/etc/system and reboot.

set hme:hme_adv_autoneg_cap=0

-Nils
SWHTechnology.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Solaris Neophyte" <solarisneophyte at yahoo.com>
To: <SunHELP at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:13 PM
Subject: [SunHELP] odd system problems (ethernet not working and 'bus fault')


> I'm getting odd problems with my Ultra10's (tatung tsw-3500, so technically a
> clone/compatible system) integrated ethernet port. 
> 
> It seems that the unit works intermittantly. When I disconnected the patch
> cable and then reconnected it the light didn't come back on. I've tried
> swapping the patch cable to see if it was a faulty cable, but I still get the
> same problems. 
> 
> When I run 'ifconfig hme0' the it says the unit is up. I've tried bringing it
> to a down state and then an up state again, but that doesn't work. 
> 
> Any ideas on this one? Is it hardware failure or is it a setting in Solaris 8
> that requires the port to be activated or requires something to happen before
> the port becomes active? 
>......
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<......
> Does something happen that results in these errors? If someone could explain
> the bootup workings of an Ultra10 i'd really appreciate it.
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