Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:33:06 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net> Cc: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@ipinc.net>, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/2598: ep0 in eisa mode hangs if ep0-device (isa) is enabled Message-ID: <59647.953152386@axl.ops.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:59:46 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003151056590.28645-100000@sasami.jurai.net>
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:59:46 EST, "Matthew N. Dodd" wrote: > I'll work on a code fix; you can put a strong recommendation not to put > the 3c509 in EISA config mode in a non-EISA system. Let me know whether you're happy with this and I'll take care of the commits and MFC's. By the way, the omission of a .Pp before the diagnostics section is deliberate. Ciao, Sheldon. Index: ep.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/share/man/man4/man4.i386/ep.4,v retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -d -r1.16 ep.4 --- ep.4 2000/03/02 14:53:55 1.16 +++ ep.4 2000/03/15 20:31:38 @@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ Beware! Avoid placing other cards at that address! .Pp +Furthermore, +the 3c509 can be configured for EISA mode, +even on non-EISA systems. +This is strongly discouraged, +since the card is likely to be detected as a 3c579, +which may cause serious problems later. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Bl -diag .It ep0: reset (status: %x) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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