[iyonix-support] Re: Iyonix network card failure
- From: Barry J <barryjerome@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:54:28 GMT
In message <b5b8ab824e.jb@xxxxxxxxxx>
jb <jwb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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?
The answer to b) is:
*ektest 0
Link test ................ passed (has link).
Register test ............. passed.
Interrupt test ........... passed.
Unfortunately I had already reset my machine before I saw your note
and cannot therefore give you the answer to a). I will capture the
info next time I get the message, probably when I switch on tomorrow
if it is cold overnight tonight.
Barry J.
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