[U-Boot] Can't connect to PHY, BCM5461

[Jerry Van Baren]

Simon Boman wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have a modified MPC8360 platform with a PHY named BCM5461 and UEC as
> Ethernet Controller. I started with the MPC8360EMDS card from U-boot
> and then modified it so that it match the card (what I know). I am
> using the git-version of U-boot from October, 20, 2008.
> The problem is that I can't even get contact with the PHY. It says
> it's a generic phy, but even with that I can't get any contact to it
> and the phy_ID u-boot prints is just 0.
> 
> "UEC: PHY is Generic MII (0)"
> "warning: FSL UEC0: timeout on PHY link"
> 
> Hereafter the u-boot just hanging..
> 
> TIA
> Simon

What does the MII command tell you about your MII bus in general and 
your PHY's registers?

gvb