Subject: Re: PB 3400c comments/questions
To: David A. Gatwood <slafredo@yahoo.com>
From: Michael G. Schabert <mikeride@mac.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 02/18/2002 17:58:09
At 12:52 PM -0800 2/18/02, David A. Gatwood wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, David A. Gatwood wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, S Lafredo wrote:
>>
>> > I could not get it to work and gave up.
>> >
>> > --- "Michael G. Schabert" <mikeride@mac.com> wrote:
>> > > Has anyone ever gotten any use out of the built-in port on a 3400
>> > > under NetBSD, or will I simply have to throw a PCMCIA card into my
>> > > case? Lord knows a un*x machine isn't much use w/o Ethernet ;-)
>>
>> What does OF show for the ethernet controller's properties? Isn't it just
>> a MACE?
>
>Sorry, on further checking, I'm told that it is a Tulip-based part on a
>PCI card. To my knowledge, the MkLinux driver supports it (haven't heard
>any complaints), and it was ripped straight out of NetBSD, so that
>-really- should work.... I'll leave it to the kernel gurus to scratch
>their heads about why it doesn't. ;-)
OK, cool :-)
Unfortunately, I don't have the experience/knowledge to do anything
about it myself. But I'll be more than happy to be a guinea pig if
anyone has any ideas.
Mike
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