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Re: Problems with tulip driver



   Many thanks to all who responded; I got the new kernel compiled
and installed with the FA-310TX specific driver, and it's now up
and running.

   I look forward to having an easy-to-maintain system... ;^)

best,
Jim Wiggs


On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:

> hi james,
> 
> yes, the most commonly used pci drivers are the 3com vortex/boomerang,
> the dec tulip and the intel etherexpress pro 100.
> 
> the problem is that there's a register on these cards, the general purpose
> register (CSR12) which are programmable by the vendor.   they all do it a
> bit differently.  it's a hard situation.
> 
> as far as debian goes, i can understand your frustration.  however, i'll
> tell you this much.  i've used redhat, suse and debian extensively.  when it
> comes to:
> 
> 	updating your system
> 	recovering from a Really Bad Thing[tm]
> 	getting user support
> 
> debian is orders of magnitude than redhat, and perhaps an order of magnitude
> better than suse.     heck, look at all the support you're getting right now
> for free!   :-)
> 
> i see someone replied to your question about bin86, so i won't restate the
> answer.  :-)
> 
> good luck!
> pete



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