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Date:      Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:15:32 -0400
From:      dochawk@psu.edu
To:        Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com>
Cc:        mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: xe0 and ifconfig 
Message-ID:  <200108312115.f7VLFWV33889@fac13.ds.psu.edu>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Sep 2001 18:45:49 BST." <20010902184549.H379@localhost> 

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scott supplied
> On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 05:52:25PM -0400, dochawk@psu.edu wrote:
  
> Based on this and some other conversations I've had, it's starting to look
> like there's something subtly but seriously screwed in the way the xe
> driver initialises the card -- whether it's actually doing anything *wrong*
> or just failing to clean up the cruft left by the Windows driver is
> debatable, but a moot point really, as it doesn't work either way.


I think it's deeper than the FreeBSD driver--the card isn't getting 
reset properly or to power-on state at reset.  Given that multiple 
operating systems are having this problem, I'd blame the card :)

However, a driver with a workaround will be deeply appreciated . . .

hawk

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