Subject: Re: Cabletron ethernet on an SE/30
To: None <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Olof Hennig <olof@hennig.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/27/2002 11:55:51
fredagen den 27 december 2002 kl 02.34 skrev John Klos:

> Hi,
>
>> I have NetBSD 1.5.3 installed on an SE/30 with a Cabletron ethernet 
>> card.
>> It connects just fine to my home network in Mac OS 7.1 but dmesq 
>> gives me a
>> "failed to determine size of RAM" message for ae0 when I boot into 
>> NetBSD.
>> Is this particular card supported or should I be looking for an 
>> Asante card
>> for my SE/30?
>
> I can give you an updated kernel to test with some extra debug code; 
> can
> you compile it yourself, or should I send you a precompiled kernel? If 
> you
> prefer the latter (the SE/30 is a little slow), then send me a kernel
> config file and maybe we can figure out enough to get the Cabletron 
> card
> supported.

I've got a 1.5.3 kernel that works with the cabletron card. I could 
send it to you if you want. Took me 18-24 hrs to compile. But if you 
want to do it yourself, this link helped me get it right: 
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-mac68k/2001/02/24/0005.html