[U-Boot-Users] Problems with new ethernet init on mpc8360

[Kim Phillips]

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:55:37 -0500
Jerry Van Baren <gvb.uboot at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kim,
> 
> I have a mpc8360emds eval board.  The ee62ed patch (below) speeds up the 
> start up (good), but seems to cause the board to hang on the *second* 
> ethernet operation.
> 
> I can cause this by doing two pings in a row: the first ping initializes 
> the network and completes successfully.  The second ping hangs the 
> board: it never completes.  I cannot abort it with ^C.  The only way out 
> is to reset the board.
> 
> The same thing happens with two back-to-back tftp operations or a ping 
> followed by a tftp operation.
> 
> If I back out the ee62ed patch (below), it "fixes" the problem.
> 
> I tried backing out some simple portions of the patch (added delays back 
> in) with no success.  I've given up chasing this for tonight.  Any 
> inspiration you can generate would be appreciated, I'll chase it some 
> more tomorrow.

I verified rc2 on rev. 1.1 and 2.1 boards pings more than once.

can you provide more details about which u-boot version, what board rev
you're on, what kind of connection you're using, speed, etc.?

Kim