Subject: Re: bce(4) hang on ifconfig
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/15/2007 14:50:37
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:49:20 +0100 (BST)
Stephen Borrill <netbsd@precedence.co.uk> wrote:
> I've been given a laptop to put NetBSD on as part of an ongoing project.
> The initial target was 2.1 which I eventually got installed and working
> (I needed the PCIBIOS_*_FIXUP options for it to find the bce(4) chipset
> and to pullup revision 1.8 of if_bce.c to recognise it). bce0 worked fine.
>
> I've now just installed 4.0_BETA2 (GENERIC_LAPTOP) on the same hardware
> and when I try to "ifconfig bce0 inet 192.168.1.71 netmask 255.255.255.0"
> the machine hangs. I can't switch terminals, the existing terminal echos
> keypresses, but will not respond. If I break to ddb, the hand appears to
> be in rn_search().
Please send a PR, so it's not forgotten.
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