Re: EtherExpress 16 Errors

Philip Blundell (Philip.Blundell@pobox.com)
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 12:25:15 +0100

>These cards have been problematic since the introduction of a
>linux driver (hence the experimental status). Quite a few people
>have had a go at hacking the driver but the consensus is that the
>i82586 databook isn't detailed enough to allow a reliable driver
>to be coded that handles all the quirks.

Actually the 82586 itself is fairly well understood. The problem with the
EtherExpress is that there is an undocumented custom ASIC involved as well, of
which there are at least two different versions.

p.

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