From owner-freebsd-alpha Sat Dec 22 3: 8:27 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B364537B405; Sat, 22 Dec 2001 03:08:23 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fBMB8Io03464; Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:08:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:08:18 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Bernd Walter Cc: Mike Smith , Christian Weisgerber , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, msmith@mass.dis.org Subject: Re: PC164: xl0 sensitive to slot Message-ID: <20011222120818.B3425@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200112220352.fBM3qQb06137@mass.dis.org> <20011222105941.C3024@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20011222105328.GC3406@cicely9.cicely.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011222105328.GC3406@cicely9.cicely.de>; from ticso@cicely9.cicely.de on Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 11:53:29AM +0100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 11:53:29AM +0100, Bernd Walter wrote: > On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 10:59:41AM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 07:52:26PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > My PC164 doesn't appear to be sensitive to where I put the other > > > > cards (Tekram DC-390UW, Matrox Mystique, noname '810AE). Is the > > > > 3C905 known not to work in 64-bit slots? > > > > > > This has nothing to do with the 905 working or not working in 64-bit > > > slots; it's probably an SRM oddity related to how Digital thought you > > > should use the machine. There are all sorts of silly rules encoded > > > into SRM about which cards are allowed to go where. If it works > > > somewhere, put it there and be happy. > > > > Does the PC164 have PCI bridge chips? That was always a kiss of death > > to some cards, like the 21*4x ethernet cards. > > All slots are on the same bus. So much for that theory then. On e.g. Sable & Lynx you have the problem as I described. W/ -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message