Subject: Re: Ethernet...ethernet
To: Michael R Zucca <mrz5149@cs.rit.edu>
From: Colin Wood <ender@is.rice.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/30/1997 20:34:39
> > Well, the 660av (and I assume the 840av also) still don't work, because
> > they use the AMD MACE ethernet chip not the sonic... anyone working on
> > MACE support, or know where to find source that could be useful in writing
> > a driver? :) Solaris has a "qe" MACE driver, FWIW, but that's not
> > particularly useful :)
>
> Well, it's important to understand that the AV macs are practically PowerMacs
> without the PowerPC chip. If people want information on AV mac internals a
> good place to start is the MkLinux and Linux pmac kernels.
>
> I know that even though the pmac kernels are only for 7200 or better machines
> they still use the MACE. That's a good start for that. Code for the SWIM3
> (sans formatting) is also in there.
I know this is a little off topic, but is there any easy way to look at
MkLinux source, or do you have to download then entire kernel source tar
file?
Later.
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Colin Wood ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant Rice University
Information Technology Services Houston, TX