Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 23:09:13 -0400 From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Generic PCI ethernet card Message-ID: <33E001D9.446B9B3D@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>
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I have a "generic" (read "cheap") PCI ethernet card here that purports to be able to use the NE2000 driver. I notice when I boot the system that the PCI stuff is all OK, but, apparently, the ID code on the card is not recognized, and no driver is assigned. Is this just a matter of adding the ID code to the driver in if_ed_p.c, where it lists RealTek 8029, ProLan, and etc...and I guess I have to boot the system and see what code is returned...or am I off on the wrong path? Also, how does the system know to even have if_ed_p.c scan for a code if it doesn't know what kind of card it is dealing with? Is this handed down from the bios? Lotsa questions... regards, Jim Durham
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