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Subject: Re: Supermicro P4SCT+ Marvell 88SX504 controller
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EAZNet - Eddie Fry wrote:
> Hmmm, that sucks.  There are linux drivers.  I wonder if there is a way to
> get the specs from the linux developers.  I'm going to put in a call to both
> Supermicro and Marvell and see if I can round up:
> 
> Supermicro: a demo board
> Marvell: specs, references, and code samples
> 
> Anything else you'll need to get this rolling?

Luck.  It's easier to press blood from a stone than to extract any specs
or datasheets out of Marvell.  They are almost by far the most anal hard-
ware vendor out there.

Even getting specs for a proprietary product *with* a signed NDA is very
painful.

-- 
Andre