From owner-freebsd-mobile Mon Sep 3 7:12:29 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from fac13.ds.psu.edu (fac13.ds.psu.edu [146.186.61.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5379E37B403 for ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 07:12:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fac13.ds.psu.edu (localhost.ds.psu.edu [127.0.0.1]) by fac13.ds.psu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f7VLFWV33889; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:15:32 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from hawk@fac13.ds.psu.edu) Message-Id: <200108312115.f7VLFWV33889@fac13.ds.psu.edu> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.3.1 01/18/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Scott Mitchell Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xe0 and ifconfig In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Sep 2001 18:45:49 BST." <20010902184549.H379@localhost> From: dochawk@psu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:15:32 -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 -- Prof. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. /"\ ASCII ribbon campaign dochawk@psu.edu Smeal 178 (814) 375-4700 \ / against HTML mail These opinions will not be those of X and postings Penn State until it pays my retainer. / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message