Mark Randelhoff <markr@cat.co.za> writes:

> The code for netbsd-2-0 seems identical to that of 1.6.2_Stable in
> this regard so if this is indeed the cause it will manifest in netbsd
> 2 as well.

The problem isn't so much the eeprom-writing code as applying it to
inappropriate chips. The 2.0 code has removed the entries which
applied the fix to the newer versions of the chip, which don't need
it and have the problems you experienced when it is applied.

	- Nathan