[PATCH] [POWERPC] 83xx: MPC837xRDB's VSC7385 ethernet switch	isn't on the MDIO bus
    Joakim Tjernlund 
    joakim.tjernlund at transmode.se
       
    Tue Mar 18 06:42:15 EST 2008
    
    
  
On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 20:52 +0300, Anton Vorontsov wrote:
> MDIO-less PHYs should use CONFIG_FIXED_PHY driver and appropriate
> fixed-link property in the device tree.
> 
> If not, ethernet will not work:
>   e0024520:03 not found
>   eth1: Could not attach to PHY
>   IP-Config: Failed to open eth1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov at ru.mvista.com>
Trying to add fixed-link support for ucc_geth as this is broken too. I
noticed that ifconfig eth1 up follwed by ifconfig eth1 down hangs
my board once I got the ucc_geth driver to recognize fixed-link.
Does it work for you?
 Jocke
    
    
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