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Subject: Re: vx device broken in 21.1.5?
In-Reply-To: <199609131159.NAA04610@sidhe.hsc.fr> from "Pierre Beyssac" at "Sep 13, 96 01:59:12 pm"
To: pb@hsc.fr (Pierre Beyssac)
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 23:27:46 +0400 (MSD)
Cc: Guido.vanRooij@nl.cis.philips.com, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
From: =?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?= (Andrey A. Chernov) <ache@nagual.ru>
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> According to Guido van Rooij:
> > I just ported the current Open/NetBSD if_vx driver to FreeBSD 2.1.5 and
> > I am seeeing the exact same problems.
> > 
> > I've ben assured that these drivers do work.
> 
> I can say that I've experienced similar problems with
> the 2.1.5 vx driver in an installation just a few days ago.
> 
> Some of the 3C595 series might be buggy: the vx driver (sometimes
> but not always) prints a "early defective adapter" at boot time.
> In addition to that, the reseller of the card told us that it was to
> be discontinued and replaced with the 3C905... That's all the information
> I have.
> 
> We replaced it with a 3C509 and lived happily ever after.

I have 3C509 and
1) Have "early defective..." diagnostic too
2) Hangs on output, ifconfig down/up heals it.

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Andrey A. Chernov
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