Subject: Re: sn glitch on IIci+Apple Ethernet NB TP card
To: Ken Nakata <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Bob Nestor <rnestor@metronet.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/11/1997 17:31:07
Ken Nakata <kenn@romulus.rutgers.edu> wrote:

>I had a chance to clean install and boot 1.3 BETA on a IIci at work
>which has a direct Net connection via University's network.  It's got
>an Apple Ethernet NB Twisted-Pair card.  Here's what it has to say
>during the boot:
>
>NetBSD 1.3_BETA (GENERIC) #52: Sat Dec  6 16:29:17 PST 1997
>    root2@wormey:/usr/src/sys/arch/mac68k/compile/GENERIC
>Apple Macintosh IIci  (68030)
>cpu: delay factor 81
>[...]
>nubus0 at mainbus0
>sn0 at nubus0 slot c address 01:00:05:fa:00:39
>[...]
>
>The real hardware address of this Ethernet card is, however,
>0:5:2:84:fc:a8, 

Before we go changing the sn driver for the Apple Ethernet NB 
Twisted-Pair card (again) I'd like to inject some additional information. 
 I've got the same (or more likely similar) cards in my 68K Mac (running 
NetBSD) and in my PPC Mac.  The card runs just fine on my NetBSD Mac.  We 
saw some confusing information on these cards previously and changes were 
made to the driver that didn't work on my system.  I'd be more that happy 
to run tests, provide dumps, build Kernels or do whatever to make sure we 
don't loose support for the card variant I have. BTW, I believe I'm 
running the same Kernel at the present time on my system too.

thanks,
-bob