Subject: Re: FDDI supprot for DEC 5000/1xx
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/25/1996 12:57:44
> On Mon, 25 Nov 1996 15:25:31 +0100 (MET) 
>  Andreas Brusinsky <brusinsk@ibdr.inf.tu-dresden.de> wrote:
> 
>  > Does NetBSD have a support for FDDI cards in DEC 5000/1xx ?
> 
> NetBSD does have a DEC FDDI driver for turbochannel, for the DEFTA.
> You might try adding:
> 
> [ alpha ]
> fta*	at	tc? slot ? offset ?
> 
> [ decstation ]
> fta*	at	tc?
> 
> to your kernel config, and seeing if it works.

(1) That won't work, because the pmax port doesn't provide the 'bus'
function interface used by the FTA/PDQ driver.

(2) that won't work because the FTA front end for the PDQ boards _DOES
NOT WORK_.  I thought it did, i was mistaken.



chris