From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 20 13:32:28 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA17211 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 20 Dec 1995 13:32:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from rocky.sri.MT.net (rocky.sri.MT.net [204.182.243.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA17199 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 1995 13:32:22 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.sri.MT.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) id OAA00762; Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:34:37 -0700 Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:34:37 -0700 From: Nate Williams Message-Id: <199512202134.OAA00762@rocky.sri.MT.net> To: phil@zipmail.co.uk Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: D-Link DE-650 Ethernet Driver In-Reply-To: <199512202107.VAA14053@wbsmail.zipmail.co.uk> References: <199512202107.VAA14053@wbsmail.zipmail.co.uk> Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > Having used an IBM Compat PCMCIA Ethernet Card for some time on my > notebook which is running 2.1 and X, when I had to give it back :-( I > thought why not try that D-Link DE650 thats on the shelf, neither ze > or zp recognise it (obviously because it doesn't send the correct > CARD_INFO) > > Does anybody know anything about these cards ? What controller they > use etc as I would like to get this working. > > Is it worth creating a whole new driver based on ze or is pccard in a > useable state, I see it is now in current. The pccard stuff is getting into better shape in -current. I just sent a patch to Poul which allows it to power-on all 4 PC-Card's I have in my possesion on my IBM ThinkPad. However, we still need work in the area of new drivers, but recently the 'BSD-nomad' group in Japan posted something regarding progress they've made with a bunch of new drivers, so things are happening. In the meantime, we can always use more folks getting their hands dirty in the code, so if you want to help please feel free to dive in. Nate