[Soekris] net5501-60 CF not detected on cold boot

[Rob Mason]

Damn hotkeys... wasn't done but I hit ctrl-enter by mistake.

Failing boxes:

SN: 161145
SN: 161146
SN: 161147
SN: 161148
SN: 161149
SN: 161150
SN: 161152
SN: 161153
SN: 161154
SN: 161155
SN: 161160
SN: 161161
SN: 161162
SN: 161163
SN: 161164
SN: 161165
SN: 161166
SN: 161191
SN: 161192
SN: 161197

All the boxes have bios version 1.33 but has been some change to the
hardware?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
R


> Hello,
> 
> I am having the same issue as was reported to the list already.  With
> certain 5501s the CF is not detected when the unit is first powered on
> but shows up after reboot is passed to combios.
> 
> Currently we have 20 or so units on hand that exhibit this behaviour
> while 3 or 4 work as expected.  Actually in the units that work the card
> is detected as the slave device but it does see the card when powered
> up.
> 
> When it doesn't work this is what I see on the serial console:
> 
> POST: 012345689bcefghips1234ajklnopqr,,,tvwxy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> comBIOS ver. 1.33  20070103  Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris
> Engineering.
> 
> net5501
> 
> 0256 Mbyte Memory                        CPU Geode LX 434 Mhz 
> 
> 
> Slot   Vend Dev  ClassRev Cmd  Stat CL LT HT  Base1    Base2   Int 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 0:01:2 1022 2082 10100000 0006 0220 08 00 00 A0000000 00000000 10
> 0:06:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E101 A0004000 11
> 0:07:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E201 A0004100 05
> 0:08:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E301 A0004200 09
> 0:09:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E401 A0004300 12
> 0:20:0 1022 2090 06010003 0009 02A0 08 40 80 00006001 00006101 
> 0:20:2 1022 209A 01018001 0005 02A0 08 00 00 00000000 00000000 
> 0:21:0 1022 2094 0C031002 0006 0230 08 00 80 A0005000 00000000 15
> 0:21:1 1022 2095 0C032002 0006 0230 08 00 00 A0006000 00000000 15
> 
>  1 Seconds to automatic boot.   Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor.
> 
> Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082)
> Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999  Intel Corporation
> VIA Rhine III Management Adapter v2.43 (2005/12/15)
> 
> CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 00 24 C9 D6 B4  
> PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were
> received.                            
> 
> 
> PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM.
> 
> No Boot device available, enter monitor.
> 
> 
> comBIOS Monitor.   Press ? for help.
> 
> > reboot
> 
> POST: 012345689bcefghips1234ajklnopqr,,,tvwxy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> comBIOS ver. 1.33  20070103  Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris
> Engineering.
> 
> net5501
> 
> 0256 Mbyte Memory                        CPU Geode LX 434 Mhz 
> 
> Pri Mas  CF 1GB                          LBA Xlt 983-32-63  990 Mbyte
> 
> Slot   Vend Dev  ClassRev Cmd  Stat CL LT HT  Base1    Base2   Int 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 0:01:2 1022 2082 10100000 0006 0220 08 00 00 A0000000 00000000 10
> 
> The strange part is if I put a hard drive in there (80G sata western
> digital) the CF is detected without issue.
> 
> The card is an Adata 1GB speedy compact flash.  I have 200 or so, so I
> really need them to be detected properly.
> 
> I noted the serial numbers for the units that I could get at and it
> looks like they are all from the same lot.
> 
> Working boxes: SN: 145774, SN: 153514 and SN: 158171 (this is a 5501-70)
> 
> Failing boxes:
> 
> SN: 161145
> SN: 161145
> SN: 161145
> SN: 161145
>