Subject: Re: Hardware question about Quadra 840av
To: None <ppat@micron.net>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/01/2000 14:18:42
Pat Plummer wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Dec 2000, Matt Thomas wrote:
>  
> > >My question is, has support been added?  Can I install 1.4.2 and get the
> > >onboard ethernet to work?
> > 
> > 1.4.2, dunno.  1.5 definitely.  And would strongly suggest using 1.5
> > over any version of 1.4.
> 
> 1.4.2 does support a Q840's onboard ethernet . That's what I run here. It is
> chatty however and gives an "mc0 collision error" message to the screen whenever
> activity occurs. 1.5 is rumored to fix this. Haven't upgraded yet to find out.
> Is 1.5 out of alpha and stable yet?

1.5 is ready to go.  we're just waiting for the release announcement to be
finalized.  it should be available from the ftp server and its mirrors,
tho.

-colin