Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 11:18:15 -0700 From: "Chris Neustrup" <chrisn@geoworks.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: More ethernet interfaces Message-ID: <safa7900.083@smtp.geoworks.com>
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Thanks to answers from people on this list, I've gotten my ethernet = interface working to my local lan. I now would like to try some other = boards that I have that are different/better: 1. I don't find the specific board listed in the LINT or other places that = describe what ethernet boards are supported. Specifically an SMC 8216C. = There are a few other SMC boards listed, but most support seems to be for = 3com boards. I've also gotten some Intel boards that are not listed. I think the = answer here may be the chip set that the board is based on. If this is = the case then where can I find chip sets corresonded with the ethernet = driver? 2. How do I get the parameters (IRQ/mem/I/O) for these boards to build = into the kernel? They are no longer jumpered on the board and are done = in software. So do I ignore the problem and let the dirver init code = probe and do the dirty work? 3. Is there any concerted effort anywhere to build a driver/manual/schemat= ic database for these or even more broadly any PC boards in computers? I = believe that microsoft has a database of over 10,000 boards. Is there any = project to gather this information for the open source community? I = believe that this may entail some sort of intellectual property issues, = but creative transcription may be very useful here. Peace, Chris --- Chris Neustrup chrisn@geoworks.com 510/814-5878 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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