Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 12:53:49 -0400 From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: if_de.c ???? Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970507125349.006b90d0@www.3am-software.com>
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At 08:51 AM 5/6/97 -0400, Dennis wrote: >At 03:06 PM 5/5/97 -0700, you wrote: >>On Mon, 05 May 1997 17:54:02 -0400 >> dennis <dennis@etinc.com> wrote: >> >> > Is there (yet) a fix for the newer 21040-AC parts without having to >> > do the if_media hack in 2.2.1? >> >>What do you mean "hack"? if_media is the only way you can possibly >>represent all of the media options on those parts. > >Its a "hack" because the user has to hack his O/S to make it work. Its simply >not feasible to have a customer do this. BSD/OS and NetBSD already have ifmedia built in. Only FreeBSD does not (yet) have it as a standard component. With the various configurations taht the de supports, anything else but ifmedia is a hack. -- Matt Thomas Internet: matt@3am-software.com 3am Software Foundry WWW URL: http://www.3am-software.com/bio/matt.html Westford, MA Disclaimer: I disavow all knowledge of this message
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