[H-GEN] Ethernet troubles

[Robert Brockway]

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Jason Henry Parker <jasonp at uq.net.au> wrote:
: Yes, yes, I'm sure that some people get Linux tftp working with
: various hardware.  The fact remains that PI had problems booting their
: X Terminals[1], and the times I've messed with it locally it's been
: unreliable to say the least (though IIRC I got a Decstation 5000
: booting over it, just like you).

Searcing dejanews tonight (oh great oracle) reveals that oneone a few
months ago had the exact same problem and found it was limited to 2.2
kernels - ie 2.0 works.  I've tested 2.3 on another box and that also
fails.  I may end up taking zen back to 2.0 to get it working.  Sounds
like a bug in the networking code - possible udp.

Once I've tested out 2.2pre14 I'll contact linux-kernel and alert them to
the problem.  I'll supply my tcpdumps,etc.

: [1] : I thought ours were the same model as Robert's; this doesn't
:       seem to be the case.

At least slightly different - mine have a built in monitor, while the PI
ones take vga.
Rob

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