[iyonix-support] Re: Iyonix network card failure
- From: jb <jwb@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:56:51 GMT
In message <794ca7824e.pittdj+@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
David Pitt <pittdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <ef83fb804e.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> [snip - network not starting.]
>
> >I've got a small BASIC program in my boot sequence that checks the
> >network interface as soon as it starts and offers an immediate
> >power-down if there's a problem. Sometimes it can take three or four
> >attempts to get things going, which is a pain.
>
> I would be grateful for a sight of that program, or even a clue. I have
> never managed to think of a test to detect the network.
>
> The network here rarely starts first time. I shift-start the machine to
> the * prompt. If the light is on on the router then I only need to type
> !Boot. Mostly I leave the Iyonix at the *prompt to warm up a bit then
> recycle the mains switch, after the kettle has boiled. It always, 99.9%
> that is, starts second time around.
>
> The machine is then left on for the rest of the day.
what does *ektest 0 show, a) after first failed turnon, and b) once it
has settled down?
John
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