Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 11:18:15 -0700 From: "Chris Neustrup" <chrisn@geoworks.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: More ethernet interfaces Message-ID: <safa7900.083@smtp.geoworks.com>
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Thanks to answers from people on this list, I've gotten my ethernet interface working to my local lan. I now would like to try some other boards that I have that are different/better: 1. I don't find the specific board listed in the LINT or other places that describe what ethernet boards are supported. Specifically an SMC 8216C. There are a few other SMC boards listed, but most support seems to be for 3com boards. I've also gotten some Intel boards that are not listed. I think the answer here may be the chip set that the board is based on. If this is the case then where can I find chip sets corresonded with the ethernet driver? 2. How do I get the parameters (IRQ/mem/I/O) for these boards to build into the kernel? They are no longer jumpered on the board and are done in software. So do I ignore the problem and let the dirver init code probe and do the dirty work? 3. Is there any concerted effort anywhere to build a driver/manual/schematic database for these or even more broadly any PC boards in computers? I believe that microsoft has a database of over 10,000 boards. Is there any project to gather this information for the open source community? I believe that this may entail some sort of intellectual property issues, but creative transcription may be very useful here. Peace, Chris --- Chris Neustrup chrisn@geoworks.com 510/814-5878 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehome | help
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