From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 24 15:57:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 618) id E7F4637B401; Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:57:02 -0700 (PDT) To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:57:02 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL54 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20030724225702.E7F4637B401@hub.freebsd.org> From: wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG (Bill Paul) Subject: Update on nVidia/MCP ethernet X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:57:03 -0000 First off, response to my announcement has been amazing. I've received 150 e-mails so far, and they're still coming. Thanks to everyone who has responded. An extra special thanks to those people who agreed to talk to contacts they have within nVidia. I'm still waiting for for info from these people. As soon as I learn something new, I'll pass it along. I have also made some progress on another front. It occured to me that since nVidia is known for GPU expertise rather than networking expertise that maybe their 'proprietary design' wasn't really anything of the sort. Well, I was right: what nVidia calls "MCP ethernet" is really a Conexant CX25870/1 "jedi" controller. I have contacted Conexant and am in the process of trying to obtain a copy of the programming manual for this device. There are some NDA issues to deal with, however I've been told they will not prevent me from releasing driver source. I hope to get this resolved soon. Stay tuned. -Bill -- ============================================================================= -Bill Paul (510) 749-2329 | Senior Engineer, Master of Unix-Fu wpaul@windriver.com | Wind River Systems ============================================================================= "If stupidity were a handicap, you'd have the best parking spot." =============================================================================