Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 11:19:04 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: GVB <gvb@tns.net>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3COM NIC Problems... Message-ID: <19980603111904.33620@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199806030640.XAA13138@abused.abused.com>; from GVB on Tue, Jun 02, 1998 at 11:33:43PM -0700 References: <199806030640.XAA13138@abused.abused.com>
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On Tue, Jun 02, 1998 at 11:33:43PM -0700, GVB wrote:
> I have a Pentium system running with two NICs, one a PCI 3c590, the second
> a PCI 3c905, upon bootup, the generic kernel only loads a driver for the
> 3c590, specifically the vx driver.. The 3c905 is not being asigned a driver
> and I cant find in any kernel configuration files the driver name for the
> 3c905..here is my exact dmesg..
>
> pci0:19: vendor=0x10b7, device=0x9055, class=network (ethernet) int a
> irq 10 [no driver assigned]
> vx0 <3COM 3C590 Etherlink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 9 on pci0:20:0
> utp/aui/bnc[*utp*] address 00:a0:24:58:1b:bf
>
>
> it finds the 3c905 on irq10 but does not asign the propper driver..where do
> I start?
(Read patch before applying)
cvs diff: Diffing .
Index: if_vx_pci.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/pci/if_vx_pci.c,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 if_vx_pci.c
--- if_vx_pci.c 1998/02/20 13:11:53 1.8
+++ if_vx_pci.c 1998/06/03 09:15:47
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
return "3COM 3C900 Etherlink XL PCI";
if(device_id == 0x905010b7ul || device_id == 0x905110b7ul)
return "3COM 3C905 Fast Etherlink XL PCI";
+ if(device_id == 0x905510b7ul)
+ printf("3COM 3C905B is NOT SUPPORTED. That B is significant!\n");
return NULL;
}
This patch is only correct if the above card is a 3c905B - if it is
some other version of the 905, then you can _probably_ get away with
replacing the printf() with a proper return.
Alas, supporting the 905B is not a trivial exercise.
Eivind.
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