Subject: Re: fix for mc*
To: Tim Kelly <hockey@dialectronics.com>
From: Chris Tribo <ctribo@college.dtcc.edu>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/05/2004 20:29:58
	Maybe it'll fix
http://www.netbsd.mirrors.pair.com/Ports/macppc/models.html#ANS the Apple
Network Server mc* if we can find someone with one still.

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, Tim Kelly wrote:

> The apparent randomness of people affected also bothers me. It may have
> something to do with how they set up /etc/ifconfig.mc0. It might have to do
> with which kernel build they are using. There are clear indications that
> the if_mc.c code was being adjusted for the ifnet* interface, but it is
> almost like the API was not complete at the time (#ifdef NOTYET) and the
> person was waiting for the rest. Clearly the replacement media change and
> media select routines in if_mc.c work better and are more consistent than
> the am79c950.c code, which basically rejects any media type. I think in the
> long run we're better off using them, even if I can't show precisely why
> they work and the other ones don't.
>
> Now, if other people start saying that it doesn't fix their mc*, I need to
> go over this very closely. I can reproduce it somewhat consistently, which
> goes a long way to figuring out if I'm actually changing something.
>
> tim
>
>

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