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Date:      Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:10:58 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      Guido van Rooij <Guido.vanRooij@nl.cis.philips.com>
To:        ache@nagual.ru (=?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?=)
Cc:        pb@hsc.fr, Guido.vanRooij@nl.cis.philips.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: vx device broken in 21.1.5?
Message-ID:  <199609160710.JAA26316@spooky.lss.cp.philips.com>
In-Reply-To: <199609131927.XAA00410@nagual.ru> from "[______ ______]" at "Sep 13, 96 11:27:46 pm"

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[______ ______] wrote:
> > According to Guido van Rooij:
> > > I just ported the current Open/NetBSD if_vx driver to FreeBSD 2.1.5 and
> > > I am seeeing the exact same problems.
> > > 
> > > I've ben assured that these drivers do work.
> > 
> > I can say that I've experienced similar problems with
> > the 2.1.5 vx driver in an installation just a few days ago.
> > 
> > Some of the 3C595 series might be buggy: the vx driver (sometimes
> > but not always) prints a "early defective adapter" at boot time.
> > In addition to that, the reseller of the card told us that it was to
> > be discontinued and replaced with the 3C905... That's all the information
> > I have.
> > 
> > We replaced it with a 3C509 and lived happily ever after.
> 
> I have 3C509 and
> 1) Have "early defective..." diagnostic too
> 2) Hangs on output, ifconfig down/up heals it.
> 

I have a fix now. But it seems at least somethig is broken on my card. 
Tell me where to put my version of the driver. (which might be buggy though).

-Guido




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