Re: bad em NIC or new unrecognized NIC ?

From: Doug White (dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com)
Date: 02/27/04

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    Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:07:48 -0800 (PST)
    To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
    
    

    On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Mike Tancsa wrote:

    > Hi all,
    >
    > One of the EM nics we just got in comes up with
    >
    > em0: <Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection, Version - 1.7.19> port
    > 0x9000-0x903f mem 0xe8700000-0xe871ffff,0xe86e0000-0xe86fffff irq 5 at
    > device 0.0 on pci1
    > em0: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid
    > em0: Unable to initialize the hardware
    > device_probe_and_attach: em0 attach returned 5
    >
    > when booting. Is this just a dud or just not recognized ?

    Last time I saw this, it was because there was a new rev of the silicon.
    If its an onboard, check for a new BIOS for your system.

    >
    > none0@pci1:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x11138086 chip=0x10768086 rev=0x00
    > hdr=0x00
    > vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
    > class = network
    > subclass = ethernet
    >
    > 4.9-STABLE FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE #1: Thu Jan 8 14:19:25 EST 2004
    > --------------------------------------------------------------------
    > Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400
    > Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net
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    > Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike
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