RE: [Etherboot-developers] Porting Linux 82547EI drivers to etherboot

[Timothy L. <tl...@ro...>]

> Based on my experience with the 3c515 and a non ISAPNP Bios 486
(granted
> a far cry from a gigabit card) I would try modifying the following
code
> in e1000_read_eeprom:
> 
> 		while((!(eecd & E1000_EECD_GNT)) && (i < 100)) {
> 			i++;
> -			udelay(5);
> +			udelay(100);
> 			eecd = E1000_READ_REG(hw, EECD);
> 		}
Actually the delay that might need to be adjusted could be in
e1000_shift_out_ee_bits.  Regardless, if it is a delay issue, try
increasing any of the udelays that are in the eprom reading code.  Bear
in mind, that this was the first five minutes I ever looked at the code!
;-)

Tim