Subject: Re: Why does this fix my problem?
To: NetBSD Networking Technical Discussion List <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Monroe Williams <monroe@pobox.com>
List: current-users
Date: 12/31/2002 17:50:06
A short while ago, I wrote:
> I've been having serious problems with a D-Link DFE-570TX quad Ethernet board
> ever since I bought it some time ago.
[...]
> Poking around the kernel source, I found that there was some code to handle
> "shared interrupts" in src/sys/dev/pci/if_tlp_pci.c that was enabled in the
> quirk setup function for a couple other multiport boards (zynx and cogent).
> 
> After hacking my copy of if_tlp_pci.c to force this flag on and building a new
> kernel, I've now been running with two ports enabled for much longer than I
> ever have in the past.

GAAAAH!

Never mind.  I just had the same problem with the new kernel.

I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever be able to use this ^*(%)#@ card...

Thanks,
-- monroe
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Monroe Williams                                         monroe@pobox.com