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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pci ti_fw.h ti_fw2.h if_ti.c if_tireg.h src/share/man/man4 ti.4
In-Reply-To: <20000823172642.T4854@fw.wintelcom.net> from Alfred Perlstein at "Aug 23, 2000 05:26:42 pm"
To: bright@wintelcom.net (Alfred Perlstein)
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:47:47 -0700 (PDT)
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From: wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG (Bill Paul)
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> * Bill Paul <wpaul@FreeBSD.org> [000823 17:08] wrote:
> > wpaul       2000/08/23 17:08:00 PDT
> > 
> >   Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_4)
> >     sys/pci              ti_fw.h ti_fw2.h if_ti.c if_tireg.h 
> >     share/man/man4       ti.4 
> >   Log:
> >   MFC: merge in the support for 1000baseT Tigon cards from -current.
> >   This also updates the firmware to 12.4.11+wpaul_hacks.
> >   
> >   Revision  Changes    Path
> >   1.6.2.3   +1089 -978 src/sys/pci/ti_fw.h
> >   1.6.2.3   +2185 -1504src/sys/pci/ti_fw2.h
> 
> ugh, isn't there a better way to do this?

Not that I can see. Importing the firmware source is not an option,
since you need a gcc cross-compiler targeted for mips-any-elf to build
it. (Not to mention binutils with a customized version of GNU as.)
Also, the source for the Tigon 1 firmware is not available anyway.
 
> >   1.25.2.7  +80 -21    src/sys/pci/if_ti.c
> >   1.13.2.3  +8 -5      src/sys/pci/if_tireg.h
> >   1.7.2.2   +18 -8     src/share/man/man4/ti.4
> > 
> 
> Have you heard back from them about integrating your changes?
> Just curious.

"Them?" You mean the giant ants?

If you mean Alteon, they don't really need my changes. The 12.4.13 firmware
has problems setting/negotiating 10/100 modes with the 1000baseT cards.
The 12.4.11 version works correctly, but lacks a couple of the bug
fixes from 12.4.13. So I merged some of the fixes from 12.4.13 back
into 12.4.11 and made a custom image.

I assume that eventually they'll come out with a 12.4.14 or something
that fixes all this. Ken Merry asked about the 10/100 bugs on the
Alteon open firmware mailing list, but they haven't answered yet.

-Bill


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