NicheStack can't initialize the PHY

Question

Good day.

I have a problem with NicheStack and a PHY.

I am using the 3sl150 Stratix III based devkit. As I am a beginner, I am using NIOS II standard design that comes with the board. As I tried to launch the Simple Socket Server (SSS) application, it could not allocate the PHY (the board's PHY is Marvell 88E1111 that is supported by the driver by default, as it is written in the documentation) and came up with the error:

[tse_mac_init]

INFO : TSE MAC 0 found at address 0x00001400

ERROR : MAC Group[0] - No PHY connected!

ERROR : PHY[0.0] - No PHY connected! Speed = 100, Duplex = Full

OK, x=401, CMD_CONFIG=0x00000000

The design uses Triple Speed Ethernet in RGMII mode for networking.

There are no other MAC interfaces (like lan91c111) in the design.

What can be wrong?

altera_forum · Answer

Is the PHY actually responding? Try to capture the MDIO signals with signaltap and check if it is answering the MAC.

altera_forum · Answer

Thanks, I''ll try..

altera_forum · Answer

Finally.. Everything seems to be OK.   If anyone has the problem with networking on 3sl150, please, check this out. This will help.   http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=86569#post86569

vovsi · Answer

Hello, I had the same problem

(INFO : TSE MAC 0 found at address 0x00103000

ERROR : MAC Group[0] - No PHY connected!

ERROR : PHY[0.0] - No PHY connected! Speed = 100, Duplex = Full OK, x=401, CMD_CONFIG=0x00000000 ), and the link you gave is not valid. Could you help me?

liuqian · Answer

Have you solved the problem？Can you communicate me by email aranaagrail@outlook.com

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NicheStack can't initialize the PHY

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