Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress Pro 100+
To: None <rvb+@sicily.odyssey.cs.cmu.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/30/1998 11:31:50
On Thu, 29 Oct 98 22:18:09 EST 
 rvb+@sicily.odyssey.cs.cmu.edu wrote:

 > According to Intel's site the Pro 100B (PILA8465B) is being replaced 
 > by the Pro 100+ (PILA8460).  The 100B I have has 82557 stamped on the 
 > "big" chip, while the 100+ is pretty hard to read, but the specs say
 > it is a 82558.  I think we maye have discussed these details before.

The 82558 is simply an 82557 + 82555 PHY in one package.  It's supported.

 > My question is what do I need to do to make the fxp0 driver work with
 > the 100+.  fxp0 driver seems to identify the card, find the wire address
 > and choose an irq, but I get nothing happens.  Put a 100B in the same
 > slot and it works fine.
 > 
 > I didn't see many changes to if_fxp.c recently.  The kernel I'm running
 > is from 10/10.  There was a change on 10/29 but that seems unrelated.

Is the PHY detected properly?  Can you email me dmesg output?

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