Link error with MCP67 Ethernet

devy100 · 02-24-09, 10:52 PM

Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Ethernet (rev a2)
Board: GF7025-M2

I have a situation where the link only comes up if I attach the Ethernet cable at a particular point during the boot process.

If I power on the machine with the Ethernet cable attached, the Ethernet port will blink once during boot, then turn off. I then get the following in the kernel log:

Code:

eth0: no link during initialization.

If instead, I attach the cable a few seconds after the port blinks, it will turn on, and I get the following:

Code:

eth0: link up.

So it seems that there is some timing issue at work here?

devy100 · 02-25-09, 01:50 PM

I *think* this was a boot script issue. see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/272059

I upgraded from ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10, and the link light now comes on during bootup.

thanks

Dizzle7677 · 02-28-09, 02:15 PM

Yeah 8.04 network manager was a mess, to put it lightly...

02-24-09, 10:52 PM	#1
devy100 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	Link error with MCP67 Ethernet Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Ethernet (rev a2) Board: GF7025-M2 I have a situation where the link only comes up if I attach the Ethernet cable at a particular point during the boot process. If I power on the machine with the Ethernet cable attached, the Ethernet port will blink once during boot, then turn off. I then get the following in the kernel log: Code: eth0: no link during initialization. If instead, I attach the cable a few seconds after the port blinks, it will turn on, and I get the following: Code: eth0: link up. So it seems that there is some timing issue at work here?

02-25-09, 01:50 PM	#2
devy100 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Link error with MCP67 Ethernet I think this was a boot script issue. see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/272059 I upgraded from ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10, and the link light now comes on during bootup. thanks

02-28-09, 02:15 PM	#3
Dizzle7677 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Relativity Posts: 194	Re: Link error with MCP67 Ethernet Yeah 8.04 network manager was a mess, to put it lightly... __________________ Elephants can fly but they have no reason to. ------------------------------------------ Phenom II X3 720 @ 3.5Ghz \| Asus M4A785-M \| 2 Gig Crucial DDR2 @ 960 Mhz \| GeForce GT 440 1024 MB \| Linux 3.6.1 / Ubuntu 12.04 / W.I.N.E v1.5.14