Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 21:09:41 +0100 (MET) From: Guido van Rooij <guido@gvr.win.tue.nl> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: sos@FreeBSD.org, gena@NetVision.net.il, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, hm@kts.org Subject: Re: vx driver(s) - bad powerup behaviour Message-ID: <199611032009.VAA24248@gvr.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <199611011833.LAA28106@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Nov 1, 96 11:33:05 am"
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Terry Lambert wrote: > > > vx0 <3Com 3c590 EtherLink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 9 on pci0:11 > > > utp[*UTP*] address 0:20:af:f7:f2:dd > > > Warning! Defective early revision adapter! > > > > I'm afraid that you have on of the early defective cards then :( > > Try to see if you can get this verified with the dealer, they > > should exchange it for a new one (at least here in DK they _should_) > > Is it utterly impossible to send or receive packets with the early > revision adapters? > No it isn;t. There is an overflow when receiving packets if memory serves me right. > Or is the driver just insufficient to the task? > Yep. I do have a description of what can be done to work around the bug though. No intention of doing it. If someone wnats to, I can send hime the stuff. Btw: did anyone try the driver on -current? If it works, then I want to commit the thing. -Guido
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