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Date:      Sat, 18 Jan 1997 12:18:21 +1100
From:      davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent)
To:        erich@lodgenet.com ("Eric L. Hernes")
Cc:        adonai@jump.net (Lee Crites), freebsd-hackers@freebsd.com
Subject:   Re: problems with setup/install of digiboard
Message-ID:  <Mutt.19970118121821.davidn@labs.blaze.net.au>
In-Reply-To: <199701171614.KAA09065@jake.lodgenet.com>; from "Eric L. Hernes" on Jan 17, 1997 10:14:37 -0600
References:  <Pine.SOL.3.91.970116234954.15194A-100000@serv1.jump.net> <199701171614.KAA09065@jake.lodgenet.com>

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"Eric L. Hernes" writes:
> >(Also, has anyone been able to get the 16-port boards working?  What do 
> >you think of them?)
> 
> I've heard mixed reports of dual 8-ports.  I think the 16-ports have
> different enough hardware that a new driver is needed, at least different
> firmware :(

With the PC/Xe and PC/Xi, fortunately that isn't the case.
FreeBSD's dgb driver works with both the 8 and 16 port versions,
and so does the FEP code.

Regards,

David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia
Voice +61-3-9791-9547  Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507  3:632/348@fidonet
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