Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 16:07:06 -0500 () From: Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org> To: Greg Barniskis <gregb@scls.lib.wi.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: de ethernet driver stomps SMC 10/100 Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.970102155651.-457417C-100000@swoosh.dunn.org> In-Reply-To: <199701022028.OAA00385@elink.scls.lib.wi.us>
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On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Greg Barniskis wrote: > Same here. There is no indication anywhere in my card's packaging or > documentation that the card has a "new" chipset. The card itself has "REV > A" hot-stamped on it, while the main DEC chip on it says "21140-AC" and > there's a sticker on the card that says "Made in USA [B]". The "21140-AC" > seems fairly definitive (i.e. more than simply 21140). Can anyone offer > comparison to another working or non-working card? Yes, that is the same as our cards. Our cards do not work using any version of the de driver that I've seen. > The card/driver behavior "improved" in that the de0 driver does not > disable the card as it did with 2.1.5-R. The Link and T/R lights on the > card continue to blink festively. However, de0 now "enables" a > non-existent BNC/AUI port (and no manner of "ifconfig de0 link" options > would enable the actual UTP port). Same here. > I guess that doesn't prove anything except that 2.1.6-R doesn't like my > hardware any more than 2.1.5-R does. Still, the difference in behavior is > encouraging. Anyone try this card with 2.1.6.1 or 2.2 yet? The cards don't work with any version of FreeBSD. Make it a part of your daily routine to check: http://freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/pci/if_de.c Then you will know when/if support is added. -BD
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