From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat Dec 5 11:32:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA04388 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 11:32:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from skynet.ctr.columbia.edu (skynet.ctr.columbia.edu [128.59.64.70]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA04334 for ; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 11:31:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu) Received: (from wpaul@localhost) by skynet.ctr.columbia.edu (8.6.12/8.6.9) id OAA16160 for hardware@freebsd.org; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:37:05 -0500 From: Bill Paul Message-Id: <199812051937.OAA16160@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu> Subject: Test request, SMC 1211TX EtherEZ PCI card To: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:37:03 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi guys, got a quick favor to ask. SMC has this (relatively) new NIC called the EtherEZ 1211-TX. This is a PCI 10/100 adapter. From what I can tell, I think this board uses a RealTek 8139 or compatible chipset, which means that in theory it should work with the rl driver. However I don't have one to test, so I can't be positive. I think more RealTek boards will still report the RealTek PCI vendor and device ID, however this information is stored in an EEPROM and sometimes vendors will change just to force you to use their particular driver. Anyway, if somebody has one of these cards and a FreeBSD machine and some spare time, I'd appreciate it if you could give it a try with the rl driver. If you've been tracking FreeBSD-current, then you already have the driver in the system, otherwise you can get it fron http://www.freebsd.org/~wpaul/RealTek. It may also be possible to tell right away what chip is on the board just by looking at it, however I don't have a picture of one of these cards so I can't tell myself. The RealTek chips are small, rectangular in shape (as opposed to square) and say RTL8139 or RTL8139A on them. The RealTek logo looks like a crudely drawn crab with its claws raised. If the driver works, please let me know so I can add this card to the supported adapters list. -Bill -- ============================================================================= -Bill Paul (212) 854-6020 | System Manager, Master of Unix-Fu Work: wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu | Center for Telecommunications Research Home: wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu | Columbia University, New York City ============================================================================= "It is not I who am crazy; it is I who am mad!" - Ren Hoek, "Space Madness" ============================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message