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I am trying to bring up the Ethernet interface of my DE2 board, but it keeps me showing "SIOCSIFADDR: No such device" when I ifconfig it.
I followed every step of the tutorial and I am using the uClinux-dist-test-20060511.tar.bz2 with only the uClinux-dist.diff.gz patch. Is there something wrong with this kernel? I am starting to think it could be a hardware problem, cause my board's ethernet connector leds do not turn on when I plug the network cable. Following are the system messages:Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.6.16-uc0 (root@localhost) (gcc version 3.4.6)# 7 PREEMPT Thu Aug
3 03:53:27 Local time zone must be set--see z
uClinux/Nios II
Altera Nios II support (C) 2004 Microtronix Datacom Ltd.
setup_arch: No persistant network settings signature at 003F0000
Built 1 zonelists
Kernel command line:
PID hash table entries: 64 (order: 6, 1024 bytes)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Memory available: 6600k/8192k RAM, 0k/0k ROM (1173k kernel code, 324k data)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
NET: Registered protocol family 16
io scheduler noop registered
io scheduler deadline registered (default)
Serial: JTAG UART driver $Revision: 1.4 $
ttyJ0 at MMIO 0x80400830 (irq = 1) is a jtag_uart
dmfe_probe:eth0, 50000 Khz Nios
dmfe_probe: eth0 VID: 0x2B2A2928 .ne. 0x90000A46
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 128 (order: -3, 512 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 512 (order: -1, 2048 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 512 (order: -1, 2048 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 512 bind 512)
TCP reno registered
TCP bic registered
NET: Registered protocol family 1
NET: Registered protocol family 17
Freeing unused kernel memory: 224k freed (0x932000 - 0x969000)
Shell invoked to run file: /etc/rc
Command: hostname uClinux
Command: mount -t proc proc /proc
Command: mount -t sysfs sysfs /sys
Command: mount -t usbfs none /proc/bus/usb
mount failed: No such file or directory
Command: mkdir /var/tmp
Command: mkdir /var/log
Command: mkdir /var/run
Command: mkdir /var/lock
Command: mkdir /var/empty
Command: ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
Command: route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo
Command: cat /etc/motd
Welcome to
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For further information check:
http://www.uclinux.org/
Execution Finished, Exiting
Sash command shell (version 1.1.1)
/> ifconfig eth0 192.168.254.11
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device11 Replies
Altera_ForumHi,
make sure that when you are defining the Nios system using SOPC builder the LAN device is not assigned the IRQ no 0. Better make it more than 2 as sometimes I face problems when IRQ is defined less than 2. - sony- Altera_Forum--- Quote Start --- originally posted by sony_sony@Aug 3 2006, 05:19 AM hi,
make sure that when you are defining the nios system using sopc builder the lan device is not assigned the irq no 0. better make it more than 2 as sometimes i face problems when irq is defined less than 2.
- sony
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--- Quote End --- I assigned IRQ 4. Do you have any other suggestion? Thanks
- Altera_Forum
Dear Alair,
I haven't solved the problem thoroughly. Before, I change the DM9000A, then it's ok! but some days later, it bad again. So I'm puzzled. Now I don't have a gpood idea! Best Regards! Feiwu - Altera_Forum
I have figured out what was wrong just after a good night of sleep. It's amazing how things get clear when you have a shower. http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif
I had forgotten to provide the proper clock to ENET_CLK signal! I knew I was missing something. Pehaps you are missing the same thing. Be careful of how you implement this clock. I did as follow and everything went ok:
You can make this code without the tmpClk signal, I did it just for readability, but be sure of initialize the signal with "0" or '1' before applying the NOT operator. I also had a look at the uCLinux source and changed my IRQ to 3 as well. This is the default IRQ for DM9000 and I thought it would avoid later problems. Good luck!!-- SOME CODE HERE -- ... SIGNAL tmpClk : STD_LOGIC := '0'; BEGIN -- ENET CLOCK (25MHz) tmpClk <= NOT tmpClk WHEN CLOCK_50'EVENT AND CLOCK_50 = '1'; ENET_CLK <= tmpClk; -- MORE CODE HERE -- ... - Altera_Forum
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Static IP Address is 192.168.0.187 prepared 1 interface, initializing... Created "Inet main" task (Prio: 2) s91: No PHY found SMSC ethernet Rev: 0x0, ram: 8192 IP address of et1 : 192.168.0.187 Created "clock tick" task (Prio: 3) Simple Socket Server starting up [sss_task] Simple Socket Server listening on port 30 Created "simple socket server" task (Prio: 4) when test enet, nios 2 run to these,and stop - Altera_Forum
What hardware do you have? Are you sure s91 is the correct driver?
- Altera_Forum
the FPGA: EP2S90,the ethernet is LAN91C111,use the nios "simple_socket_server" to test
- Altera_Forum
Okay, it is the correct driver. The message seems to indicate that there is a problem with initialization of the chip. Is it your own FPGA design or are you using one supplied with the kit?
- Altera_Forum
it's my own own FPGA design .you said "there is a problem with initialization of the chip", you mean the chip is EP2S90 or LAN91C111.
thank you very much. - Altera_Forum
I meant the LAN91C111. Can you try a .ptf/.sof combination provided with the kit? That way you'll know if the problem is from the hardware or the FPGA design.
