Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 01:41:18 +0200 (CEST) From: Barry Bouwsma <freebsd-misuser@remove-NOSPAM-to-reply.NOSPAM.dyndns.dk> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISA card and if_ed as module Message-ID: <200408132341.i7DNfIN00954@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK> References: <200408072049.i77KneE00932@Mail.NOSPAM.DynDNS.dK> <20040809.095023.103125553.imp@bsdimp.com>
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[keep replies to the list and I'll catch up later, thanks] > : Is it to be expected that the kernel if_ed.ko module appears to > : be unable to probe and attach an ISA NIC, while when I build the > Yes and No. If the ISA nic is PNP, it will just work. IF not, you > have to have the 'hints' in the kernel. I have the hints framework > backported, but I don't know if it was ever committed. Too old for pnp, so I'm out of luck there. I have hints on my -stable machine (for other reasons), and I can see that they show up in the `loader' environment, but that still isn't enough to probe the device. I'll assume this means that hints doesn't work (hasn't been backported) in -stable. Would it be possible for me to get a copy of your work to see if that's enough to make the NIC appear? A pointer would suffice -- particularly if others would want to try it -- unless you prefer to mail it. (I've looked quickly for obvious differences between -stable and -current that would be relevant but don't really see them) And yes, the NIC does show up in -current, so while part of the framework is in -stable, actually turning those environment hints into action just doesn't happen. thanks barry bouwsma
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