Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 21:26:58 -0400 From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>, Sales <sales@etinc.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pci probes with multiple "units" (MORE) Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970427212656.00bc7980@etinc.com>
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At 08:56 AM 4/28/97 +1000, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote: > > >On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Sales wrote: > >> A suggestion: >> >> When pci devices are probed, the O/S prints out something similar >> to this: >> >> eth0 <ET/5025PQ QUAD Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:17 >> eth1 <ET/5025PQ DUAL Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:18 > >Has ET Inc *really* called its synch serial card devices 'eth'? Isn't >that a recipe for customer confusion? What are they called in Linux, >where all ethernet cards are 'eth'? > they are called ets? in Linux......eth (for et hdlc) makes sense...Linux is the only OS that calls all ethernet drivers the same name..so lets put the blame where it belongs....probably should be sync0 or something stupid like that, but I can see conforming to the moronics of the Linux community. The driver name should tell you what kind of hardware you have, as it the unix *way*....with linux you dont have a damn clue what you have in there. dennis > >Danny > >
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