Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 13:17:46 -0700 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk>, mike@smith.net.au Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AMD PCNet/FAST cards; suppliers? Message-ID: <19980726131746.D21764@Alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <199807261858.TAA00871@fdy2.demon.co.uk>; from Robert Swindells on Sun, Jul 26, 1998 at 07:58:10PM %2B0100 References: <199807261711.KAA10890@antipodes.cdrom.com> <199807261858.TAA00871@fdy2.demon.co.uk>
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On Sun, Jul 26, 1998 at 07:58:10PM +0100, Robert Swindells wrote: > > > > > > > >Howdy; a straightforward question: FreeBSD Test Labs is looking for a > > > >source for a PCI card or cards using the AMD PCNet and/or PCNet/FAST > > > >chips. (Am79c97x etc.) > > > > >> http://www.amd.com/products/npd/overview/19433f.pdf > > >So nobody manufactures an adapter featuring the PC-Net FAST device? > >That's kinda depressing. 8( > > I didn't check all the web sites to see if anyone was selling any newer > cards than on that list. You are the one that wants to buy one :-) > > Try Allied Telesyn. They have a 100Mb/s card, but don't indicate > whether it is an AMD board. Boca Research are another to try. Looking at the picture on their website, it seems to be an AMD. I tried to download the drivers to look for more informations, but they reject all anonymous logins. :-( Boca Research is a DEC 21x4x card as far I can see that from the drivers. I went through some of the other manufactors listed for the 10mbit cards, but everone seems to use something else, mostly DEC. > > We are using the PCnet-FAST at work, but it is built into a motherboard. > > > > I have got a few patches to the driver that allow it to recognize the > > > later chips. I'll send it in when I have tidied it up a bit. > > >Recognising isn't so much the battle as working with them. But yes, > >please do. (File PR, naturally). > > The driver in stable works fine with both the PCnet PCI-II and the > PCnet-FAST reference boards from AMD. > > I have added support for the extra registers on these boards, but I > did it more to allow me to debug some flakey hardware than to use the > extra functionality. If I get time, I will add mediaopt support. > > Robert Swindells > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- Regards, Ulf. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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