Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 21:49:35 -0400 From: Jan Knepper <106030.3360@compuserve.com> To: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>, "[FreeBSD Hackers]" <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: HP 100VG support Message-ID: <199608142156_MC1-877-70C9@compuserve.com>
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Michael Hancock stand accused for writing: /* Any volunteers? Tom Gidden wrote: > > Hi, > > I posted here earlier about HP 100VG cards (specifically, J8525A), and got > kind replies about the possibility of writing some drivers. Unfo. I had to > say `Thanks but no thanks', due to our short-term project. > > Now, my supervisor has said that he would be more than happy to test drivers > for these cards... so I'm asking again! > > We've got 8 of these cards (As supplied with the HP Vectra XU 6/150), and a > 100VG hub. We've also got ATM coming into the lab, along with an internal > IEEE 1355 eval net. Hopefully, Firewire's coming soon, too. */ The following is a little of the conversation between Koshy and me: /* > Sorry for dropping in on you like this, but Michael Hancock mentioned you (I > guess) while he was talking about getting a driver for the HP 100 VG PCI Lan > Adapter for FreeBSD. I was able to get hold of a J2585 card and was thinking of putting in the effort to port the freely available CRYNWR packet driver to FreeBSD as there seemed to some degree of interest for this card on the list. Now I'll have to do this on my own time and also I don't have access to any official programming information about the chipset and card. I was planning to reconstruct it from the dos assembler sources in the CRYNWR packet collection. Further we don't have a 100VG network here anyway, so those parts would need help to test/develop. So thats where I am at the moment. If you are willing to help out it would be great. If you are in a better position to contribute than I am, please feel free to take the baton. I'm in the middle of a time crunch at the moment! Koshy <koshy@india.hp.com> My personal opinions only! */ So, I am certainly interrested in building a driver for a J2585A or HP 100 VG. The thing is that I will need a few pointers to get started. I was hoping to get these from Koshy, but I have not heard from him yet. I might as well have lost some e-mail. Anyone that know about writing ethernet drivers that could give me a hit to get started? Thanks! Jan Knepper
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