Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 23:55:57 -0400 (EDT) From: matt@gsicomp.on.ca To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: kern/21981: GENERIC needs improved comments for MII NICs Message-ID: <200010140355.XAA32952@gabby.gsicomp.on.ca>
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>Number: 21981 >Category: kern >Synopsis: GENERIC needs improved comments for MII NICs >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Oct 13 21:00:02 PDT 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Matthew Emmerton >Release: FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: GENERIC lacks a descriptive comment instructing users to retain the 'device miibus' line if they wish to use any of the MII-based NICs >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.orig Fri Oct 13 23:51:32 2000 +++ /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC Fri Oct 13 23:53:02 2000 @@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ device wx # Intel Gigabit Ethernet Card (``Wiseman'') # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code. +# NOTE: Be sure to keep the 'device miibus' line in order to use these NICs! device miibus # MII bus support device dc # DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes device pcn # AMD Am79C79x PCI 10/100 NICs >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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