Re: WOL problem with 3C905C-TX-M

[Joachim Wolff <joachim.wolff@gmx.net>]

Hi Olaf,

I have trouble with Gigabyte and WOL too.
My Board is an GA5-AA, and the NIC is an Longshine with Real-Tec 8139.

After connecting the main power cable the system ignore the
WOL-Connector-high-pegel.
After an normal boot of the BIOS it works fine.

I report the problem to German Gigabyte-Support in march, and to
intentional Gigabyte-Support in April ... without any response.
The next board i will by, is not from Gigabyte, that's sure.

I hope, i help you

By,

Joachim

Olaf Bahr wrote:
> 
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I have a problem with the Wake up on Lan Function of a 3C905C-TX-M. I use a
> Gigabyte GA-7VXE7+ Mainboard and here the WOL is off after connecting the
> main power cable. The PC is not reacting on any WOL packet. If I switch on
> the PC for about 1 second and switch it off again, the PC is starting with
> WOL. If I send another WOL packet during the BIOS messages (about 5 to 26
> seconds after poweron), the WOL line of the ethernetcard changes to high and
> stays there. Afterward no poweroff is possible. The powerswitch is not
> working and even Windows 98 can't switch off the powersupply after shutdown
> (The screen is black and the power still on). If I switch off the computer
> during the etherboot menu or during a Windows 98 session or shutdown a linux
> with /sbin/poweroff, the computer won't start on a WOL packet. WOL is only
> working after I switched off the PC during the BIOS messages (memorytest
> etc) or after a correct Windows 98 shutdown. In all other cases the WOL
> hardware line from the network card to the mainboard is not changing to high
> level afterwards.
> Is there a patch to initialise the 3COM card for WOL during etherboot or
> before the /sbin/poweroff, so that the PC is reacting on WOL packets
> afterwards or do I have to buy other cards?
> The rest (diskless booting with a little etherboot menu) works fine.
> 
> Best wishes
> Olaf
> 
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