slow 3Com cardbus network card startup with 2.6.12/13 kernels

[W M Brelsford]

On Mon Sep 12 2005 at 08:07 PM +0200, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 06:54:56PM -0700, W M Brelsford wrote:
> > Since upgrading my kernel from 2.6.11.7 to 2.6.12.2 (and also with
> > 2.6.13), I'm experiencing a variable delay of 0 to 60 seconds
> > before seeing the following message and being able to use the
> > network:
> 
> Can you check whether the device already shows up in "lspci" way before this
> message:
> 
> >  eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #0 link partner capability of 01e1.
> 
> appears in the kernel log? If yes, it seems to be a network driver problem;
> if no, it indeed seems to be a cardbus/pcmcia problem.

Yes, the device shows in "lspci" immediately (before the delay).
Where should I report the network driver problem..?

Thanks,

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Bill Brelsford
k2di2 at att.net