From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Aug 5 05:18:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA05560 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 05:18:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from magna.com.au (s3000-01.magna.com.au [203.4.212.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA05537 for ; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 05:17:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kevla@studentmail.dis.unimelb.edu.au) Received: from EventHorizon (maccess-02-037.magna.com.au [203.111.124.37]) by magna.com.au (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id WAA23575 for ; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:17:41 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980805221648.00922280@studentmail.dis.unimelb.edu.au> X-Sender: kevla@studentmail.dis.unimelb.edu.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 22:16:48 +1000 To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG From: Kevin Lam Subject: Re: is 3COM 3C905B-TX supported under 2.2.6-STABLE or 2.2.7-STABLE ? In-Reply-To: <19980805132803.06625@hightek.com> References: <19980805131342.03721@hightek.com> <19980805131342.03721@hightek.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 13:28 8/5/98 +0200, you wrote: >Additional info: the 2.2.6 system tells the following during boot: > >pci0:15: vendor=0x10b7, device=0x9055, class=network (ethernet) int a irq 12 >[no driver assigned] Unfortunately, as of now, the vx0 "Vortex" driver supports only the 3C905A, using a PIO mode for compatibility with the older 3C509 ISA cards. The B revision of the Fast EtherLink is not supported, my system runs into exactly the same problem if I load my 3C905B instead of my A (I have a pair of them). Hopefully the new xl driver should resolve this problem by implementing dedicated 3C905B support, with full support for the busmastering DMA mode the 3C905s are capable of. Time to watch them reach their full potential :) -- Kevin Lam To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message