Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:39:34 -0500 (EST) From: "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> 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: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003151535590.50194-100000@sasami.jurai.net> In-Reply-To: <59647.953152386@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>
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On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > 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) (Actually it will be detected as a 3c509; 3com ships .CFG files for the ISA boards.) "3c509s should only be configured in EISA mode when installed in a computer that has actual EISA slots (and EISA aware BIOS). The normal driver auto-detection support is sufficient for non-EISA systems." -- | Matthew N. Dodd | '78 Datsun 280Z | '75 Volvo 164E | FreeBSD/NetBSD | | winter@jurai.net | 2 x '84 Volvo 245DL | ix86,sparc,pmax | | http://www.jurai.net/~winter | This Space For Rent | ISO8802.5 4ever | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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