From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 23 13:16:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA14865 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:16:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from argus.tfs.net (as1-p163.tfs.net [139.146.210.163]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA14807 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:16:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbryant@unix.tfs.net) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by unix.tfs.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) id PAA16463; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:08:27 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199802232108.PAA16463@unix.tfs.net> Subject: Re: 3COM 590 problem In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980223175052.009a5a10@pop.mpc.com.br> from Capriotti at "Feb 23, 98 05:50:59 pm" To: capriotti@geocities.com (Capriotti) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:08:26 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: jbryant@unix.tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-files: The truth is that the X-Files is fiction X-Republican: The best kind!!! X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Wed Feb 11 00:51:24 CST 1998 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In reply: > I'm very sorry to bother you with this little problem, but my other sources > of help here in Brazil are - ALL - enjoying Carnaval, and NONE are checking > emails... > > My 2.2.1 Free is saying this when checking the network card : > > vx0 <3COM 3C590 Etherlink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:15 > utp/aui/bnc[*bnc*] address 00:20:af:f6:e4:18 > Warning! Defective early revision adapter! > > Chances are that this is not a HW problem, but no furthers tests wer made yet. > > Any takers for this one ? > > (Hey, Jon: Now I used the correct address !) well, it looks like the EEPROM is returning data that makes if_vx_pci.c think it's an older card. no need to worry [?] the driver still loads, but beware... no comments in code concerning this.. check the archives... jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message