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Conference noted::etherworks

Title:EtherWORKS Notes Conference
Notice:WWW server at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters/
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Wed Sep 01 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1318
Total number of notes:5673

1308.0. "Strange message after driver upgrade: DE500-AA / NetWare / Prioris HX 6200MP" by NNTPD::"moore@stl.dec.com" (Adrian Moore) Tue Apr 29 1997 22:21

Hi,

A client running IntraNetWare 4.11 on a Prioris HX 6200 MP is getting this
message only after a move to the v3.18 DE500 drivers, and the application of
the IntraNetWare sp2 patches:

" DE500: Invalid sub-vendor ID detected. Possible hardware problem or
non-Digital adapter "

The error occurs just before
" Performing NWAY auto-negotiation...done.
  Adapter: DE500-AA "

ETHERTSM.NLM is v3.12, MSM.NLM is v3.19.

What gives rise to this?

Thanks & regards,
Adrian Moore
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1308.1Bad SROM hardwareNETCAD::THOMPSONTue Apr 29 1997 23:5712
    
    Hi Adrian,
    
    This happens when the subvendor id in the SROM is not valid.
    It means that chances are there is something wrong with his
    adapter SROM hardware.
    
    We should try to swap out your customer's hardware.  Please 
    contact JC Tremblay to swap adapters (NETCAD::TREMBLAY).
    
    regards,
    -Brenda