Re: 3c589 PCMCIA on A1200 - possible resolution to PR port-amiga/31134

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Hi,

On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 09:54:57PM +0100, Karoly Balogh (Charlie/SGR) wrote:

> I was testing a netbsd-7 kernel today whatever is latest on that CVS
> branch. My own build. Verified the patch is actually part of the source
> I'm building.
> 
> > > in ftp;//ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/is/pcmciafix
> > >
> > > please? (Assuming you have an 8ish setup on your A1200, otherwise).
> >
> > for the latecomers: on A1200, and test formerly working and formerly
> > nonworking pcmcia devices, if you have them.
> 
> I have a KTI PF-16i ethernet card, this one works with cnet16.device under
> AmigaOS, so I was hoping the fix would cure it not working under NetBSD.
> 
> BUt sadly it didn't. Both with and without the patch I'm getting:
> 
> $ dmesg
> pcmcia0 at pccard0
> pcmcia0 function 0: (PCMCIA, Fast-Ethernet, , ) (manufacturer 0xffff,
> product 0x1090)
>  not configured
> 
> I wonder if the hardware is broken, as that manufacturer ID seems
> suspicious, just as the missing vendor info, but the fact is, is still
> works under AmigaOS. I never tried the card in any other computer but my
> A1200 and A600.

0xffff isn't a valid manufaturer ID.

hm, what other cards does cnet.device serve?
what ethernet address does your card get with AmigaOS?

Maybe we can patch the driver of some chipset to accept your card.

	-is