Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 10:52:56 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: davidg@Root.COM Cc: phk@critter.tfs.com, gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@time.cdrom.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AMD's K5 processor in SMP applications? Message-ID: <199605241752.KAA18168@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199605241723.KAA20577@Root.COM> from David Greenman at "May 24, 96 10:23:16 am"
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> >> > "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote in message ID > >> > <199605232347.QAA17531@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>: > >> > > For the above ASUS PCI/X-P54NP4 (X is either E or I depeding on Eisa Or Isa > >> ) > >> > > boards any pair of stepping 5 or higher chips will work fine. > >> > > >> > Translation: you don't need a special `S'lave processor, just another > >> > ordinary P5? (assuming that the chip hasn't been sat on a shelf for a > >> > while) > >> > >> Yeah, now we just need something better than the Neptune chipset... > >> > >> Anybody working on support for HP's 10/100 netcards ? > >> otherwise my P6 will not be on the net :-( > > > >Why not? Is it that you need 100VG? If so Compex makes a DEC 21140 > >based 100VG card that should work just fine with FreeBSD. > > The Compex 100BaseVG card does not use the DEC DC21140 chip. I believe it > uses an AT&T chip. Agghh.. your correct, I just checked the lituature pile, never mind.... -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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