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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