From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 01:49:04 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id BAA18773 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 01:49:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kanto.cc.jyu.fi (root@kanto.cc.jyu.fi [130.234.1.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id BAA18766 for ; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 01:49:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (kallio@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kanto.cc.jyu.fi (8.7.2/8.7.2) with SMTP id LAA23993 for ; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:48:57 +0300 (EET DST) Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:48:56 +0300 (EET DST) From: Seppo Kallio To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: ** SOYO P150, cannot get 3c509 working (SMC Elite OK) ** In-Reply-To: <199604261820.OAA13950@Fe3.rust.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I cannot get 3C509 working Any ideas: irq 10 disabled on SOYO, PnP off, BNC selected, irq 10 selected. I have MicroStar + Intel Zappa using 3c509, so I sould know how to configure 3c509. But I cannot get it working on SOYO (TR-2). Seppo From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 02:10:40 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id CAA19920 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 02:10:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id CAA19915 for ; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 02:10:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id SAA11177; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 18:39:47 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199604280909.SAA11177@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: ** SOYO P150, cannot get 3c509 working (SMC Elite OK) ** To: kallio@cc.jyu.fi (Seppo Kallio) Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 18:39:46 +0930 (CST) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Seppo Kallio" at Apr 28, 96 11:48:56 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Seppo Kallio stands accused of saying: > > I cannot get 3C509 working > > Any ideas: irq 10 disabled on SOYO, PnP off, BNC selected, irq 10 > selected. IRQ 10 mapped to ISA in BIOS config? What IO base address are you using? > I have MicroStar + Intel Zappa using 3c509, so I sould know how to > configure 3c509. But I cannot get it working on SOYO (TR-2). What's the model number on that board? Our local supplier claims no Soyo TR-2 boards out yet, which I don't believe. (Found a local ASUS supplier at last, but _ouch_ are they pricey 8( ) > Seppo -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 07:10:29 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA01120 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 07:10:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mirage.nlink.com.br (mirage.nlink.com.br [200.238.120.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA01099 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 07:10:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from luiz@localhost) by mirage.nlink.com.br (8.6.12/8.6.12) id LAA19510; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:14:21 -0300 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:14:21 -0300 (EST) From: Luiz de Barros To: Chris Peltier cc: "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports In-Reply-To: <96Apr27.222741edt.6146@netgate.iectech.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for FreeBSD. Luiz On Sat, 27 Apr 1996, Chris Peltier wrote: > I also talked to Comtrol about FreeBSD in Feb.. They told me that they would > never > do the port. As you said it's available for BSDi. The BSDi port won't work > for FreeBSD, > people have tried. > > --Chris Peltier > NetCarrier, a division of IEC Technologies > From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 08:45:59 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA05363 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 08:45:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bacall.lodgenet.com (bacall.lodgenet.com [205.138.147.242]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA05358 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 08:45:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by bacall.lodgenet.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA05292; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 10:43:03 -0500 Received: from garbo.lodgenet.com(204.124.123.250) by bacall via smap (V1.3) id sma005290; Sun Apr 28 10:42:38 1996 Received: from jake.lodgenet.com (jake.lodgenet.com [204.124.120.30]) by garbo.lodgenet.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id KAA15924; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 10:46:51 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jake.lodgenet.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA19281; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 10:47:33 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199604281547.KAA19281@jake.lodgenet.com> X-Authentication-Warning: jake.lodgenet.com: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Luiz de Barros cc: Chris Peltier , "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:14:21 -0300." Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 10:47:33 -0500 From: "Eric L. Hernes" Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk check the hardware archives for a posting I send a while back. Here's my cliff-notes: Comtrol was drooling over a contract with lodgenet, we buy 75-100 8port serial cards a month. I told the salesman that without a FreeBSD driver, their cards were totally useless to us, he said that he'd look into it and see if an engineer would port the bsdi driver to fbsd. That was over a month ago, I'm still waiting... but on the good side... If you want a serial card in the moderate to high performance range, check out Stallion Technologies. They have several cards that work well, and on top of it, they're the only serial board vendor to have a FreeBSD driver actually written by one of their employees. other intelligent cards that we have drivers for are cyclades, digi 8e, riscom, and specialix. did I miss any? I've seen the cyclades work. We're not having any obvious problems with the digi, but it's just a 9600-38400bps hardware controller. I haven't tested the riscom or specialix. Luiz de Barros writes: >Hi, >I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my >comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how >about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol >RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do >a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand >how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for >FreeBSD. >Luiz > > >On Sat, 27 Apr 1996, Chris Peltier wrote: > >> I also talked to Comtrol about FreeBSD in Feb.. They told me that they would >> never >> do the port. As you said it's available for BSDi. The BSDi port won't work >> for FreeBSD, >> people have tried. >> >> --Chris Peltier >> NetCarrier, a division of IEC Technologies >> > From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 10:04:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA11516 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 10:04:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from godzilla.zeta.org.au (godzilla.zeta.org.au [203.2.228.19]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA11244 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 10:03:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from bde@localhost) by godzilla.zeta.org.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id CAA09869; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 02:58:13 +1000 Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 02:58:13 +1000 From: Bruce Evans Message-Id: <199604281658.CAA09869@godzilla.zeta.org.au> To: CPELTIER@iectech.com, luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports Cc: FreeBSD-Hardware@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-ISP@freebsd.org Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my >comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how >about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol >RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do >a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand >how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for >FreeBSD. Cyclades didn't write any FreeBSD drivers. They gave away boards to people who could write drivers. Bruce From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 13:10:49 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA21587 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:10:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mirage.nlink.com.br (mirage.nlink.com.br [200.238.120.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA21478 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:09:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from luiz@localhost) by mirage.nlink.com.br (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA20613; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:12:31 -0300 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:12:30 -0300 (EST) From: Luiz de Barros To: "Eric L. Hernes" cc: Chris Peltier , "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports In-Reply-To: <199604281547.KAA19281@jake.lodgenet.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, Eric L. Hernes wrote: I have seen this in the postings, but as it was almost a month ago i thought maybe they have forgotten your company. If you have any news about this, please let me know. A FreeBSD driver of comtrol would make our life quite easier here. > > check the hardware archives for a posting > I send a while back. Here's my cliff-notes: > > Comtrol was drooling over a contract with > lodgenet, we buy 75-100 8port serial cards > a month. I told the salesman that without > a FreeBSD driver, their cards were totally > useless to us, he said that he'd look into > it and see if an engineer would port the > bsdi driver to fbsd. That was over a month > ago, I'm still waiting... > > but on the good side... If you want a serial > card in the moderate to high performance > range, check out Stallion Technologies. They > have several cards that work well, and on top > of it, they're the only serial board vendor > to have a FreeBSD driver actually written > by one of their employees. I will check the specifications of these boards. > > other intelligent cards that we have drivers > for are cyclades, digi 8e, riscom, and specialix. > did I miss any? I use cyclades here with success. > > I've seen the cyclades work. We're not > having any obvious problems with the digi, but > it's just a 9600-38400bps hardware controller. > I haven't tested the riscom or specialix. As we would like to use the boards for handling modem calls at 33600bps digi would be a bad choice for us. Luiz de Barros Netlink Internet Services > > > Luiz de Barros writes: > >Hi, > >I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my > >comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how > >about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol > >RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do > >a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand > >how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for > >FreeBSD. > >Luiz > > > > > >On Sat, 27 Apr 1996, Chris Peltier wrote: > > > >> I also talked to Comtrol about FreeBSD in Feb.. They told me that they would > >> never > >> do the port. As you said it's available for BSDi. The BSDi port won't work > >> for FreeBSD, > >> people have tried. > >> > >> --Chris Peltier > >> NetCarrier, a division of IEC Technologies > >> > > > From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 13:16:48 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA22144 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:16:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mirage.nlink.com.br (mirage.nlink.com.br [200.238.120.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA21999 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:15:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from luiz@localhost) by mirage.nlink.com.br (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA20640; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:18:42 -0300 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:18:42 -0300 (EST) From: Luiz de Barros To: Bruce Evans cc: CPELTIER@iectech.com, FreeBSD-Hardware@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-ISP@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports In-Reply-To: <199604281658.CAA09869@godzilla.zeta.org.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Bruce Evans wrote: Hi, > >I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my > >comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how > >about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol > >RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do > >a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand > >how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for > >FreeBSD. > > Cyclades didn't write any FreeBSD drivers. They gave away boards to > people who could write drivers. Why did not comtrol did this yet? Luiz > > Bruce > From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 13:45:03 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA23781 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:45:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from godzilla.zeta.org.au (godzilla.zeta.org.au [203.2.228.19]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA23655 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:43:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from bde@localhost) by godzilla.zeta.org.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id GAA14815; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 06:37:22 +1000 Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 06:37:22 +1000 From: Bruce Evans Message-Id: <199604282037.GAA14815@godzilla.zeta.org.au> To: bde@zeta.org.au, luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports Cc: CPELTIER@iectech.com, FreeBSD-Hardware@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-ISP@freebsd.org Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> Cyclades didn't write any FreeBSD drivers. They gave away boards to >> people who could write drivers. >Why did not comtrol did this yet? Don't know. Perhaps no one asked. Bruce From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 14:44:07 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id OAA26239 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 14:44:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pegasus.com (pegasus.com [140.174.243.13]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA26169 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 14:42:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by pegasus.com (8.6.8/PEGASUS-2.2) id LAA15608; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:40:48 -1001 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:40:48 -1001 From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) Message-Id: <199604282141.LAA15608@pegasus.com> In-Reply-To: Luiz de Barros "Re: Comtrol Rocketports" (Apr 28, 11:14am) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: Luiz de Barros , Chris Peltier Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports Cc: "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk } Hi, } I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my } comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how } about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol } RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do } a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand } how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for } FreeBSD. } Luiz } Is there not enough information available for someone else to write a driver? If I'm not mistaken, *most* of the drivers for FreeBSD have been authored by volunteers. Richard From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 17:42:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id RAA07716 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:42:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from okjunc.junction.net (root@okjunc.junction.net [199.166.227.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA07708 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:42:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sidhe.memra.com (sidhe.memra.com [199.166.227.105]) by okjunc.junction.net (8.6.11/8.6.11) with SMTP id RAA23613; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:53:20 -0700 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 17:39:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Dillon To: "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" cc: "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports In-Reply-To: <199604282141.LAA15608@pegasus.com> Message-ID: Organization: Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Is there not enough information available for someone else to write a driver? If there is a Comtrol driver for Linux, then there should be enough info available to write one for FreeBSD. Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 18:15:21 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA09845 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 18:15:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from s1.GANet.NET (s1.GANet.NET [199.18.201.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA09822 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 18:15:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from ec0@localhost) by s1.GANet.NET (8.6.11/8.6.11) id VAA20592; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 21:13:29 -0400 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 21:13:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Chet To: Richard Foulk cc: Luiz de Barros , Chris Peltier , "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports In-Reply-To: <199604282141.LAA15608@pegasus.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > } Hi, > } I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my > } comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how > } about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol > } RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do > } a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand > } how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for > } FreeBSD. > } Luiz > } > > Is there not enough information available for someone else to write a driver? > Hello The last time I went to comtrol's (about january) they gave full source code to a generic unix driver. Anyone have any spare time? Eric From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 19:08:57 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id TAA12851 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 19:08:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from s1.GANet.NET (s1.GANet.NET [199.18.201.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA12832 Sun, 28 Apr 1996 19:08:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from ec0@localhost) by s1.GANet.NET (8.6.11/8.6.11) id WAA22209; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 22:07:25 -0400 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 22:07:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Chet To: Richard Foulk , Luiz de Barros , Chris Peltier , "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, Eric Chet wrote: > > > } Hi, > > } I am beginning to get tired of comtrol. I am thinking of changing all my > > } comtrols to Cyclades. Lets make a few noise with the comtrol guys, how > > } about a few home pages saying " I would like to exchange my Comtrol > > } RocketPorts with Cyclades Cycloms, they did a linux driver and do not do > > } a FreeBSD one. " . So maybe they will do the driver. I can't understand > > } how a company that wants to sell more and more does not do a driver for > > } FreeBSD. > > } Luiz > > } > > > > Is there not enough information available for someone else to write a driver? > > > Hello > The last time I went to comtrol's (about january) they gave full ^^ftp site > source code to a generic unix driver. Anyone have any spare time? > > Eric > > From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Apr 28 22:18:24 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA22149 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 22:18:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ref.tfs.com (ref.tfs.com [140.145.254.251]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA22125 for ; Sun, 28 Apr 1996 22:18:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from julian@localhost) by ref.tfs.com (8.7.3/8.6.9) id QAA27870; Fri, 26 Apr 1996 16:09:25 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199604262309.QAA27870@ref.tfs.com> Subject: Re: Magneto-optical disks To: dwalton@psiint.com (Dave Walton) Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 16:09:25 -0700 (PDT) From: "JULIAN Elischer" Cc: mike@galileo.rhein.de, hardware@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Dave Walton" at Apr 26, 96 01:55:38 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25 ME8b] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > Now it recognizes at least the number of sectors. > > Only the sector size is still wrong: > > (ncr0:4:0): "SONY SMO-C501-00E 3.02" type 0 removable SCSI 1 > > sd2(ncr0:4:0): Direct-Access > > sd2(ncr0:4:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0 Invalid field in CDB > > sd2 could not mode sense (4). Using ficticious geometry > > 153MB (314569 512 byte sectors) so what makes you so sure it's 1024 bytes? In fact the sd driver cannot handle anything other than 512 bytes, (something to fix later) maybe you should try configure the drive to report back as an MO drive and use the mo driver..... julian From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Apr 29 10:54:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA00319 for hardware-outgoing; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:54:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from yuri.microsoft.com (exchange.microsoft.com [131.107.243.48]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA00301 Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:54:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by yuri.microsoft.com with Microsoft Exchange (IMC 4.0.838.10) id <01BB35B9.DE0D8330@yuri.microsoft.com>; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:51:49 -0700 Message-ID: From: "Scott Overholser (Volt Computer) (Exchange)" To: "'Freebsd-ISP@freebsd.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@freebsd.org'" , "'luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br'" Subject: RE: Comtrol Rocketports. Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:51:42 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.838.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk i know this doesn't help you with your comtrol products but cyclades seems very committed to supporting free operating systems. their products have worked well for me as well. there is cyclades support in 2.1.0-release. >---------- >From: luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br[SMTP:luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br] >Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 1980 12:23 PM >To: Freebsd-ISP@freebsd.org; FreeBSD-Hardware@freebsd.org >Subject: Comtrol Rocketports. > >I have two Comtrol Rocketports running on my ISP on a Linux machine. >Our Services Server ( news,mail,www,etc ) is FreeBSD. >I am tired of having to re-configure, recompile, reboot the Linux >because of crashes, locks, kernel panics, etc. >One month ago the system was locking up the serial ports almost once a >day. > >FreeBSD looked for me as a very very much stabler system than linux. >I can't understand how comtrol did not made a driver for Rocketport >under >FreeBSD. I have talked to a guy from comtrol and he said that they do >not >have plans on supporting another Free operating system, as their >experience >with linux was a disaster. ( They did one for BSDi and i think it would >be >very easy to port it to FreeBSD ) > >Anyone already did a driver for this board for FreeBSD? >How about all of we concerned about this problem make a flood of >messages >to the comtrol guys? Maybe we can convince they on making the driver >for >such a good System like FreeBSD? > >Regards, >Luiz de Barros Oliveira Neto >Netlink Internet Services. > > From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Apr 29 11:24:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id LAA01971 for hardware-outgoing; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:24:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mirage.nlink.com.br (mirage.nlink.com.br [200.238.120.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA01953 Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:24:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from luiz@localhost) by mirage.nlink.com.br (8.6.12/8.6.12) id PAA02082; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:24:46 -0300 Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:24:45 -0300 (EST) From: Luiz de Barros To: "Scott Overholser (Volt Computer) (Exchange)" cc: "'Freebsd-ISP@freebsd.org'" , "'FreeBSD-Hardware@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: Comtrol Rocketports. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Scott Overholser (Volt Computer) (Exchange) wrote: Hi, I think Cyclades products are good. I use one cyclom in Linux and FreeBSD with no problem. Cheers, Luiz > i know this doesn't help you with your comtrol products but cyclades > seems very committed to supporting free operating systems. their > products have worked well for me as well. there is cyclades support in > 2.1.0-release. > > >---------- > >From: luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br[SMTP:luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br] > >Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 1980 12:23 PM > >To: Freebsd-ISP@freebsd.org; FreeBSD-Hardware@freebsd.org > >Subject: Comtrol Rocketports. > > > >I have two Comtrol Rocketports running on my ISP on a Linux machine. > >Our Services Server ( news,mail,www,etc ) is FreeBSD. > >I am tired of having to re-configure, recompile, reboot the Linux > >because of crashes, locks, kernel panics, etc. > >One month ago the system was locking up the serial ports almost once a > >day. > > > >FreeBSD looked for me as a very very much stabler system than linux. > >I can't understand how comtrol did not made a driver for Rocketport > >under > >FreeBSD. I have talked to a guy from comtrol and he said that they do > >not > >have plans on supporting another Free operating system, as their > >experience > >with linux was a disaster. ( They did one for BSDi and i think it would > >be > >very easy to port it to FreeBSD ) > > > >Anyone already did a driver for this board for FreeBSD? > >How about all of we concerned about this problem make a flood of > >messages > >to the comtrol guys? Maybe we can convince they on making the driver > >for > >such a good System like FreeBSD? > > > >Regards, > >Luiz de Barros Oliveira Neto > >Netlink Internet Services. > > > > > From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Apr 29 16:50:38 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA23970 for hardware-outgoing; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:50:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gw1.att.com (gw1.att.com [192.20.239.133]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA23965 for ; Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:50:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from aloft.UUCP by ig1.att.att.com id AA13922; Mon, 29 Apr 96 19:14:49 EDT From: gtc@aloft.att.com (gary.corcoran) To: bmk@transport.com, jdp@polstra.com Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Received: from aloft (aloft.cnet.att.com) by aluxpo (4.1/DCS-aluxpo-M4.3) id AA13853; Mon, 29 Apr 96 19:17:25 EDT Received: from stargazer (stargazer.cnet.att.com) by aloft (4.1/DCS-aloft-M5.1) id AA21796; Mon, 29 Apr 96 19:17:32 EDT Received: by stargazer (4.1/DCS-aloft_client-S2.1) id AA18292; Mon, 29 Apr 96 19:17:30 EDT Date: Mon, 29 Apr 96 19:17:30 EDT Original-From: aluxpo!aloft!gtc (gary.corcoran) Message-Id: <9604292317.AA18292@stargazer> Original-To: transport.com!bmk, polstra.com!jdp Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16 PnP Original-Cc: FreeBSD.org!freebsd-hardware Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Regarding: => Brant wrote: = => > > Meanwhile, you can use the board as long as you first boot up DOS to => > > configure it. Then reboot into FreeBSD via CTRL-ALT-DELETE. Don't => > > reboot via the reset button, or you'll probably unconfigure the board => > > again. => > => > Unfortunately, I've tried this and I can't get it to work this way => > either. = => Strange, it works for me. [ deleted other stuff ] =One other thing: the card isn't recognized under Windows 95 either, =unless I load the Intel ICU device driver (for DOS). = Your last point makes it clear that your board has NOT gone through the PnP initialization when you boot into either Win95 or FreeBSD. What you may not be aware of is the fact that many motherboards these days initiate a HARDWARE reset when you press Ctl-Alt-Del on your keyboard! My motherboard (AMI Titan II Pentium) apparently does this. How can you tell? When you press Ctl-Alt-Del, does your screen go completely blank, then come up showing (briefly) a line or two from your video card, and then go through a FULL power-up reset sequence, including a memory test? If so, then you've probably got a hard reset all-the-time motherboard (if you just go immediately to the power up sequence but it does NOT do a memory test after Ctl-Alt-Del then you may not have this "feature"). If your motherboard does do this, then it appears that you are "stuck" until if/when the OS (FreeBSD in this case) properly handles PnP initialization... Gary From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 03:21:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA25983 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 03:21:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from who.cdrom.com (who.cdrom.com [204.216.27.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA25978 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 03:21:04 -0700 (PDT) From: damis@szc.ternet.pl Received: from gryf.szc.ternet.pl ([194.181.135.3]) by who.cdrom.com (8.6.12/8.6.11) with ESMTP id DAA04624 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 03:20:59 -0700 Received: from localhost (damis@localhost) by gryf.szc.ternet.pl (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA02387 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:17:28 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:17:28 +0200 (MET DST) X-Sender: damis@gryf To: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Inteligent cards and PPP Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi ! Has anyone had problems with running PPP on inteligent multiserial cards ? People working in Unix shell don't cause problems. User using PPP can work with no problem, but after disconnection - system doesn't recognize it, and "ps" reports that process is still active. We have tried Specialix and Cyclades cards and always the same Darek From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 04:21:57 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id EAA29234 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 04:21:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kanto.cc.jyu.fi (root@kanto.cc.jyu.fi [130.234.1.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id EAA29224 Tue, 30 Apr 1996 04:21:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (kallio@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kanto.cc.jyu.fi (8.7.2/8.7.2) with SMTP id OAA27279; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 14:20:24 +0300 (EET DST) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 14:20:24 +0300 (EET DST) From: Seppo Kallio To: questions@freebsd.org cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? ** Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk We are trying to make boot roms to SMC Elite. We have 27512 UV ROMS but SMC seems not to work with them, the ROM code is not visible at D800 as it should. It seems that 3c509 works. Is there some trick how to get SMC Elite to use the ROM? Seppo From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 04:50:27 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id EAA00965 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 04:50:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tfs.com (tfs.com [140.145.250.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id EAA00942 Tue, 30 Apr 1996 04:50:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from critter.tfs.com by tfs.com (smail3.1.28.1) with SMTP id m0uEDwO-0003w2C; Tue, 30 Apr 96 04:50 PDT Received: from localhost.dk.tfs.com (localhost.dk.tfs.com [127.0.0.1]) by critter.tfs.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id LAA03420; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:49:50 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: critter.dk.tfs.com: Host localhost.dk.tfs.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Seppo Kallio cc: questions@freebsd.org, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? ** In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 30 Apr 1996 14:20:24 +0300." Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:49:50 +0000 Message-ID: <3418.830864990@critter.tfs.com> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > We are trying to make boot roms to SMC Elite. We have 27512 UV ROMS but > SMC seems not to work with them, the ROM code is not visible at D800 as it > should. > > It seems that 3c509 works. Is there some trick how to get SMC Elite to use > the ROM? The eprom may be too big for the SMC, it may max out at 27128... -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so. From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 05:07:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id FAA01927 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 05:07:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ra.dkuug.dk (ra.dkuug.dk [193.88.44.193]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA01922 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 05:07:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from sos@localhost) by ra.dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA23755; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:56:10 +0200 Message-Id: <199604301156.NAA23755@ra.dkuug.dk> Subject: Re: Inteligent cards and PPP To: damis@szc.ternet.pl Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:56:09 +0200 (MET DST) Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "damis@szc.ternet.pl" at Apr 30, 96 12:17:28 pm From: sos@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: sos@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply to damis@szc.ternet.pl who wrote: > > Hi ! > > Has anyone had problems with running PPP on inteligent multiserial > cards ? > People working in Unix shell don't cause problems. > User using PPP can work with no problem, but after disconnection - > system doesn't recognize it, and "ps" reports that process > is still active. > > We have tried Specialix and Cyclades cards and always the same I run PPP on a Stallion ONBoard with 16 ports with absolutly no problems. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Soren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team So much code to hack -- so little time. From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 06:13:40 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id GAA05639 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 06:13:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xi.dorm.umd.edu (root@xi.dorm.umd.edu [129.2.152.45]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA05630 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 06:13:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (smpatel@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xi.dorm.umd.edu (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id JAA00375; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:13:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:13:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Sujal Patel X-Sender: smpatel@xi.dorm.umd.edu To: jdp@polstra.com, bmk@transport.com cc: "gary.corcoran" , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sound Blaster 16 PnP In-Reply-To: <9604292317.AA18292@stargazer> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, gary.corcoran wrote: > =One other thing: the card isn't recognized under Windows 95 either, > =unless I load the Intel ICU device driver (for DOS). > = > > If your motherboard does do this, then it appears that you are "stuck" > until if/when the OS (FreeBSD in this case) properly handles PnP > initialization... The big concern that I have is that, I'm not sure if you initializing the card in DOS is *ONLY* doing the PnP init, or is it doing the PnPinit and some SB16 specific init as well. Has anyone gotten the SB16 PnP working (from a cold boot), with my PnP Init code? If not, I'll investigate what the SB16 PnP is expecting for an init sequence, and perhaps it can be added to the sound driver. Sujal From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 09:35:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id JAA19873 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:35:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.barrnet.net (mail.barrnet.net [131.119.246.7]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA19847 Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from labinfo.iet.unipi.it (labinfo.iet.unipi.it [131.114.9.5]) by mail.barrnet.net (8.7.5/MAIL-RELAY-LEN) with SMTP id JAA13522; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:33:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (luigi@localhost) by labinfo.iet.unipi.it (8.6.5/8.6.5) id SAA07128; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:18:19 +0200 From: Luigi Rizzo Message-Id: <199604301618.SAA07128@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Subject: Re: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? ** To: phk@critter.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:18:18 +0200 (MET DST) Cc: kallio@cc.jyu.fi, questions@FreeBSD.ORG, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3418.830864990@critter.tfs.com> from "Poul-Henning Kamp" at Apr 30, 96 11:49:31 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > We are trying to make boot roms to SMC Elite. We have 27512 UV ROMS but > > SMC seems not to work with them, the ROM code is not visible at D800 as it > > should. > > > > It seems that 3c509 works. Is there some trick how to get SMC Elite to use > > the ROM? > > The eprom may be too big for the SMC, it may max out at 27128... I have been using the Elite with 27256 ROMs for a long time. I believe this is the maximum size for the Elite. Luigi From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 13:39:09 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA05204 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:39:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kanto.cc.jyu.fi (root@kanto.cc.jyu.fi [130.234.1.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA05177 Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:39:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (kallio@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kanto.cc.jyu.fi (8.7.2/8.7.2) with SMTP id XAA10007; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 23:38:52 +0300 (EET DST) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 23:38:51 +0300 (EET DST) From: Seppo Kallio To: Poul-Henning Kamp cc: questions@freebsd.org, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? ** In-Reply-To: <3418.830864990@critter.tfs.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The SMC ELite handbook is saying rom type is 27512 BTW I got 3c509 working without problems. I hope I can get The Snap 960330 work with 3c509. I had some problems. Does someone know if it sould work? Seppo On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > > We are trying to make boot roms to SMC Elite. We have 27512 UV ROMS but > > SMC seems not to work with them, the ROM code is not visible at D800 as it > > should. > > > > It seems that 3c509 works. Is there some trick how to get SMC Elite to use > > the ROM? > > The eprom may be too big for the SMC, it may max out at 27128... > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. > http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. > whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. > Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so. > From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 13:52:02 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA06663 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:52:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from falcon.tioga.com (root@falcon.tioga.com [205.146.65.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA06624 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:51:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from tbalfe@localhost) by falcon.tioga.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id QAA01093; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 16:51:27 GMT Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 16:51:27 +0000 () From: Thomas J Balfe To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: ethernet question Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At what point do you need switched ethernet in terms of nodes? This is the situation, a building with 7 floors, 40 units per floor, each with one 10baseT port in it. Would two or three switched ports per floor be a smart option? Additionally, what are people's recommendations in terms of equipment? The only equipment I have experience with so far is Bay Networks, 3Com and Asante non-switching hubs. Also, is Ora TCP/IP the best place to learn more about arp? ======================================================================== Thomas J Balfe tbalfe@tioga.com President http://www.tioga.com/ Tioga Communications, Inc 814-867-4770 ======================================================================== From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 18:05:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA28216 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:05:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA28165 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:05:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id SAA14918; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:04:23 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199605010104.SAA14918@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: ethernet question To: tbalfe@tioga.com (Thomas J Balfe) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 18:04:23 -3100 (PDT) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from Thomas J Balfe at "Apr 30, 96 04:51:27 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > At what point do you need switched ethernet in terms of nodes? This is not really a FreeBSD specific questions and probably should really be asked on a *.network usenet news group. The answer is not simple, far more data than has been presented here is needed to answer this type of question. Infact answering this type of question often takes a network engineer a week or two of onsite analysis to decide what the best solution is. I am going to pose just a few of the surface questions, you should probably contract in a network/systems specialist to figure out what you need. > This is > the situation, a building with 7 floors, 40 units per floor, each with > one 10baseT port in it. 7 * 40 == 280 ports > Would two or three switched ports per floor be a smart option? How many of the 280 are server class machines, and how many are clients, what are the traffic patterns like between the 280 machines? Are the 280 ports in a single collision domain, or are there routers and/or bridges involved? If you have a single collision domain of 280 nodes you have a problem unless your traffic is very lite. What type of traffic is going over this network, ie, is it all TCP/IP, or do you have Novell IPX and other such things going on? As a first cut I would suggest looking at going to a FDDI or 100BaseTX vertical network between the 7 floors with 48 ports of switched ethernet on each floor. If you have common central service machines they should have direct connections into the 100Mbs vertical network. > Additionally, what are people's recommendations in terms of equipment? > The only equipment I have experience with so far is Bay Networks, 3Com > and Asante non-switching hubs. Nothing wrong with that equipment, except perhaps that I am not partial to 3com so I tend to avoid it, but since I haven't look at it in years my bias may very well be unfounded. > Also, is Ora TCP/IP the best place to learn more about arp? It would be at least a good place to start. The definative answers about arp questions can be found in the RFC's, and in the source code... -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Apr 30 23:58:50 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA18658 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 23:58:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from optim.ism.net ([205.199.12.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA18653 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 23:58:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [205.199.12.44] (slip4.ism.net [205.199.12.44]) by optim.ism.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA01609; Wed, 1 May 1996 01:11:19 -0600 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 01:02:16 -0600 To: Thomas J Balfe , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org From: russ@ism.net (Russ Pagenkopf) Subject: Re: ethernet question Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 10:51 AM 4/30/96, Thomas J Balfe wrote: >At what point do you need switched ethernet in terms of nodes? This is >the situation, a building with 7 floors, 40 units per floor, each with >one 10baseT port in it. Would two or three switched ports per floor be a >smart option? I'm not exactly certain that this belongs here, but what the heck... :-) This isn't an easy question to answer as there are a number of questions that need to be answered so consider this qualified and a general outline. The first thing to remember about networking is that there are no hard and fast rules. Every situation is unique and should be evaluated as such. When I'm evaluating a site for setting up an initial network the first thing I look for are natural "zones" in a site. These zones may be seperate buildings, individual floors, concrete firewalls that break up a building horizontally, or even individual rooms (but don't let this list limit your imagination). Next evaluate your users; are they high-bandwidth (graphics intensive), medium-bandwidth (some graphics but some text) or low-bandwidth (mainly text). This will help determine your actual needs (vs. wants :). Evaluate potential growth. Are there only four people on a floor that might hold 20? Or have you filled the space? What about bandwidth needs? In a month, year or three years? Answering some these questions will help you lay out the groundwork for your networking. Next backbones. Remember the "zones" mentioned above? Those zones help define where to put hubs (and maybe routers) and how to link them. In these days of growing bandwidth needs I always take a serious look at running fiber or 100baseT between the hubs/routers to form a backbone. This backbone must be very carfully placed. One, to allow for further expansion. Two, to minimize or eliminate the possibility of either inadvertant (oops, so that's what that wire's for) or intentional (gee, we're tearing out that wall now) breakage. Taking one user down is a whole lot less traumatic then cutting the accounting department off from the main server on payday. :-) Next, equipment choices. Twisted pair or coax? Do I use hubs or routers? Do I switch or not? Fiber or copper? Each of these is very dependent on the above. Here's my general thinking though. Twisted pair or coax? For me the choice is almost always TP. Why? Never give a user the chance to take down your network if you can avoid it. With twisted pair they can nuke themselves. With coax they can nuke everyone. Think about it. Coax does have its uses, but very seldom will I recomend it. Hubs vs. routers. Never use a router where a hub will do. Routers are more expensive (generally) and easier to screw up (probably). Unless the client has someone on staff who has a clue or they're contracting out to someone who does, hubs are simply safer. BUT, routers do have their place. One, you really need to segregate a group and keep their high-bandwidth traffic within their subnet or... Two, you need one for security (minimal firewalling) (if you want a real firewall, go get one. *that* is not the place to scrimp). Switch or no? First question, do you *really* need it? Switching hubs are much more expensive and unless you really need it, you may be spending money in the wrong place. Switching hubs do have their place though and you should not hesitate to use one if the need is there as they can make a tremendous difference. Fiber or copper? Fiber is wonderful. Fiber is sexy. Fiber *is* EXPENSIVE :-). Everything about fiber is more expensive than copper except upgrading when you realize you've run out of bandwidth on your copper plant :-(. The difference in bandwidth possibilities between fiber and copper should make the decision easier if you need it now or think you will in the future. Besides, the penny pinchers I've met like it when you say, "Gee, it'll be X to install it now, or X*10 later because we'll have to tear out the walls later." Last, but most certainly not least, get and use SNMP equipment. The ability to monitor traffic statistics alone will more than justify the cost (besides making it easier to get more money when you need it :). The ability to track and pinpoint problems will make you look like Scotty (ah captain, but my wee 'bairns) (pardon ;). >Additionally, what are people's recommendations in terms of equipment? Hoo boy, religious war coming. Get and use what you're comfortable with. Personally I prefer 3Com, but use the tool that fits the job, it'll make life simpler later. >Also, is Ora TCP/IP the best place to learn more about arp? Sorry, can't answer that. rus Russ Pagenkopf (russ@ism.net) Join the revolution! From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 1 12:05:20 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id MAA09246 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 12:05:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lserver.infoworld.com (lserver.infoworld.com [192.216.48.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA09235 Wed, 1 May 1996 12:05:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ccgate.infoworld.com by lserver.infoworld.com with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #12) id m0uEhff-000wz4C; Wed, 1 May 96 12:34 PDT Received: from cc:Mail by ccgate.infoworld.com id AA830977363; Wed, 01 May 96 12:51:15 PST Date: Wed, 01 May 96 12:51:15 PST From: "Brett Glass" Message-Id: <9604018309.AA830977363@ccgate.infoworld.com> To: Luigi Rizzo , phk@critter.tfs.com Cc: kallio@cc.jyu.fi, questions@freebsd.org, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > We are trying to make boot roms to SMC Elite. We have 27512 UV ROMS but > > SMC seems not to work with them, the ROM code is not visible at D800 as it > > should. > > > > It seems that 3c509 works. Is there some trick how to get SMC Elite to use > > the ROM? > > The eprom may be too big for the SMC, it may max out at 27128... Another possibility: you may be forgetting to put the signature at the beginning of the ROM. It includes a special sequence (consisting of 5's and A's) followed by a byte containing the size of the ROM divided by 512 bytes. Initialization code is expected to follow immediately thereafter. --Brett From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 1 12:05:30 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id MAA09290 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 12:05:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lserver.infoworld.com (lserver.infoworld.com [192.216.48.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA09279 for ; Wed, 1 May 1996 12:05:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ccgate.infoworld.com by lserver.infoworld.com with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #12) id m0uEhfd-000wzHC; Wed, 1 May 96 12:34 PDT Received: from cc:Mail by ccgate.infoworld.com id AA830977358; Wed, 01 May 96 12:35:10 PST Date: Wed, 01 May 96 12:35:10 PST From: "Brett Glass" Message-Id: <9604018309.AA830977358@ccgate.infoworld.com> To: damis@szc.ternet.pl, hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Inteligent cards and PPP Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Sounds like you need to configure the serial ports differently. Try editing /etc/rc.serial. From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 1 18:16:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA16541 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 18:16:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA16520 Wed, 1 May 1996 18:16:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id KAA26728; Thu, 2 May 1996 10:44:29 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199605020114.KAA26728@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? To: Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com (Brett Glass) Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 10:44:29 +0930 (CST) Cc: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it, phk@critter.tfs.com, kallio@cc.jyu.fi, questions@FreeBSD.org, hardware@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <9604018309.AA830977363@ccgate.infoworld.com> from "Brett Glass" at May 1, 96 12:51:15 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Brett Glass stands accused of saying: > > > > We are trying to make boot roms to SMC Elite. We have 27512 UV ROMS but > > > SMC seems not to work with them, the ROM code is not visible at D800 as it > > > should. > > > > > > It seems that 3c509 works. Is there some trick how to get SMC Elite to use > > > the ROM? > > > > The eprom may be too big for the SMC, it may max out at 27128... > > Another possibility: you may be forgetting to put the signature at the > beginning of the ROM. It includes a special sequence (consisting of 5's and > A's) followed by a byte containing the size of the ROM divided by 512 > bytes. Initialization code is expected to follow immediately thereafter. Some things : 1) The makefile for netboot ROMs does this already. Note that they have it working with 509's. 2) The code is not even visible when looking at the area of memory where it should be. Unless the machine they're looking on has decided that the segment isn't the home of a ROM and thus mapped it out (unlikely), the card's not decoding the accesses. Not being an SMC Elite owner, I can't really comment on what may (not) be the problem, sorry. > --Brett -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 1 18:58:40 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA22394 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 18:58:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lserver.infoworld.com (lserver.infoworld.com [192.216.48.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA22380 Wed, 1 May 1996 18:58:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ccgate.infoworld.com by lserver.infoworld.com with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #12) id m0uEo7o-000wr9C; Wed, 1 May 96 19:28 PDT Received: from cc:Mail by ccgate.infoworld.com id AA831002212; Wed, 01 May 96 19:49:10 PST Date: Wed, 01 May 96 19:49:10 PST From: "Brett Glass" Message-Id: <9604018310.AA831002212@ccgate.infoworld.com> To: Michael Smith Cc: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it, phk@critter.tfs.com, kallio@cc.jyu.fi, questions@FreeBSD.org, hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > 2) The code is not even visible when looking at the area of memory where > it should be. Unless the machine they're looking on has decided that > the segment isn't the home of a ROM and thus mapped it out (unlikely), > the card's not decoding the accesses. The SMC Elite also uses shared RAM. Are you sure that the address you've set isn't the address of the shared memory window rather than that of the ROM? Or that you haven't set both to the same address (in which case the RAM might "win")? From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 1 19:58:46 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id TAA00722 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 19:58:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nostos.sae.gr (gate.sae.gr [194.219.29.62]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA00709 for ; Wed, 1 May 1996 19:58:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (asvestas@localhost) by nostos.sae.gr (8.6.8.1/SCA-6.6) id CAA06233; Thu, 2 May 1996 02:01:50 GMT Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 05:01:50 +0300 (EETDST) From: Asvestas Kostas To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: X-Server hangs the machine and the network card is not recognized.. Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I want to ask if anyone have the same problem with me. I have installed the FreeBsd recently from the Walnut Creek CDROM distribution in an HP-Vectra. The machine has an on-board S3 Trio64V+ video card. I've got the new S3 server (and the x312d*.* stuff) and i've configured the X server for my card. Now the X server start but the machine hangs. The other problem i have is that my Etherexpress Pro/10 is not recognized. I've put the default irq,port,iomem settings but all i can get is the "ix0 not found at 0x300". BTW, sorry about the first question which is not Bsd specific but it is in a way because it hangs the machine. Thanks in advance, Kostas Asvestas. From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 1 23:08:27 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA25823 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 23:08:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA25804 for ; Wed, 1 May 1996 23:08:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id XAA16211; Wed, 1 May 1996 23:07:49 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199605020607.XAA16211@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: X-Server hangs the machine and the network card is not recognized.. To: asvestas@nostos.sae.gr (Asvestas Kostas) Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 23:07:49 -0700 (PDT) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from Asvestas Kostas at "May 2, 96 05:01:50 am" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > I want to ask if anyone have the same problem with me. > I have installed the FreeBsd recently from the Walnut Creek CDROM > distribution in an HP-Vectra. The machine has an on-board S3 Trio64V+ > video card. I've got the new S3 server (and the x312d*.* stuff) and i've > configured the X server for my card. Now the X server start but the > machine hangs. Don't know about that one. > The other problem i have is that my Etherexpress Pro/10 is not ^^^^ > recognized. I've put the default irq,port,iomem settings but all i can > get is the "ix0 not found at 0x300". The ix0 driver only supports the EtherExpress 16, the Pro card uses a totally different chip. I have no plans to write a driver for the Pro version of the card. > BTW, sorry about the first question which is not Bsd specific but > it is in a way because it hangs the machine. > > Thanks in advance, > Kostas Asvestas. > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 1 23:38:45 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA28727 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 1 May 1996 23:38:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nostos.sae.gr (gate.sae.gr [194.219.29.62]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA28711 for ; Wed, 1 May 1996 23:38:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: (asvestas@localhost) by nostos.sae.gr (8.6.8.1/SCA-6.6) id FAA06566; Thu, 2 May 1996 05:34:53 GMT Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 08:34:53 +0300 (EETDST) From: Asvestas Kostas To: "Rodney W. Grimes" cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: X-Server hangs the machine and the network card is not recognized.. In-Reply-To: <199605020607.XAA16211@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 1 May 1996, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > machine hangs. > > Don't know about that one. Ok, that one is solved (bad mouse configuration..) > > get is the "ix0 not found at 0x300". > a totally different chip. I have no plans to write a driver for the > Pro version of the card. Ok, thanks i will change it today with a 3Com propably. Best regards, Kostas Asvestas. From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu May 2 05:45:46 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id FAA23181 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 2 May 1996 05:45:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kanto.cc.jyu.fi (root@kanto.cc.jyu.fi [130.234.1.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id FAA23176 Thu, 2 May 1996 05:45:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (kallio@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kanto.cc.jyu.fi (8.7.2/8.7.2) with SMTP id PAA13197; Thu, 2 May 1996 15:45:19 +0300 (EET DST) Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 15:45:17 +0300 (EET DST) From: Seppo Kallio To: Luigi Rizzo cc: Poul-Henning Kamp , questions@FreeBSD.ORG, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ** Someone experience making Boot ROM for Ethernet card? ** In-Reply-To: <199604301618.SAA07128@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Thanks Luigi !!!! Wrote 27256 ROMs and they work 100% !!! I do not understand why the 27512 did not work. The handbook with the card is saying clearly: ROM type 27512. Both are CMS Elite: card and book ;-) I write the netboot nb3890.rom to the EPROM and all 6 workstations boot now nice. The systems need some tuning: /dev/ must be in /var /var must be on local disk. I think there must be some modifications to /etc/rc to prevent sigle user mode. Maybe the trap -commands and some other ?? Can you, Luigi, give me advice or send your /etc/rc? I want to mount /etc/ with passwds from NFS server, and workstations should be as secure as possible: no boots to single user! Seppo On Tue, 30 Apr 1996, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > > > We are trying to make boot roms to SMC Elite. We have 27512 UV ROMS but > > > SMC seems not to work with them, the ROM code is not visible at D800 as it > > > should. > > > > > > It seems that 3c509 works. Is there some trick how to get SMC Elite to use > > > the ROM? > > > > The eprom may be too big for the SMC, it may max out at 27128... > > I have been using the Elite with 27256 ROMs for a long time. I believe > this is the maximum size for the Elite. > > Luigi > From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu May 2 20:54:48 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id UAA20373 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 2 May 1996 20:54:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from iectech.com (netgate.iectech.com [198.136.226.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id UAA20365 Thu, 2 May 1996 20:54:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by netgate.iectech.com id <6151>; Thu, 2 May 1996 23:57:36 -0400 From: Chris Peltier To: "'FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org'" Cc: "'FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org'" Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 23:47:38 -0400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.12.736 Encoding: 17 TEXT Message-Id: <96May2.235736edt.6151@netgate.iectech.com> Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk We were assembling a remote legacy style terminal server and we noticed that Comtrol has yanked support for their only existing free unix; Linux. This was supported back in January but their ftp site no longer offers it. It seems that Comtrol is not interested in supporting any free unix. --Chris Peltier Sincerely, Chris Peltier * email: CPELTIER@IECTECH.COM * voice: 215-257-4917 * FAX: 215-257-4916 From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu May 2 22:50:32 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA01598 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 2 May 1996 22:50:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from godzilla.zeta.org.au (godzilla.zeta.org.au [203.2.228.19]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA01581 Thu, 2 May 1996 22:50:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from bde@localhost) by godzilla.zeta.org.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id PAA18273; Fri, 3 May 1996 15:42:53 +1000 Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 15:42:53 +1000 From: Bruce Evans Message-Id: <199605030542.PAA18273@godzilla.zeta.org.au> To: CPELTIER@iectech.com, FreeBSD-ISP@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketports Cc: FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.org Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >We were assembling a remote legacy style terminal server and we >noticed that Comtrol has yanked support for their only existing >free unix; Linux. This was supported back in January but their ftp >site no longer offers it. It seems that Comtrol is not interested in >supporting >any free unix. It's still supported by the author's major Linux site: ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/comtrol The latest version is 1.10 (Apr 3 1996). I think vendors shouldn't supply software for Free Unixes. It's to hard to supply current versions. Bruce From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri May 3 01:01:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id BAA09867 for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 3 May 1996 01:01:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hawk.gnome.co.uk (gnome-gnome.cerbernet.co.uk.224.243.193.in-addr.arpa [193.243.224.22]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id BAA09855 for ; Fri, 3 May 1996 01:01:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jacs@localhost) by hawk.gnome.co.uk (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA01576; Thu, 2 May 1996 17:07:42 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 17:07:42 +0100 (BST) From: Chris Stenton Subject: Intel ATX Motherboard To: hardware@freebsd.org Message-Id: Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Has any one tested the Intel ATX motherboard yet ... is it worth buying? Chris From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat May 4 02:00:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id CAA13959 for hardware-outgoing; Sat, 4 May 1996 02:00:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gryf.szc.ternet.pl ([194.181.135.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id CAA13930 for ; Sat, 4 May 1996 02:00:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (damis@localhost) by gryf.szc.ternet.pl (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA01945; Sat, 4 May 1996 10:59:46 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 10:59:46 +0200 (MET DST) From: Darek Misiak X-Sender: damis@gryf To: Brett Glass cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Inteligent cards and PPP In-Reply-To: <9604018309.AA830977358@ccgate.infoworld.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 1 May 1996, Brett Glass wrote: > Sounds like you need to configure the serial ports differently. Try editing > /etc/rc.serial. > > Still doesn't work :(( Darek From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat May 4 09:14:41 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id JAA13566 for hardware-outgoing; Sat, 4 May 1996 09:14:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cs.rice.edu (cs.rice.edu [128.42.1.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA13560 for ; Sat, 4 May 1996 09:14:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from noel.cs.rice.edu (noel.cs.rice.edu [128.42.1.136]) by cs.rice.edu (8.7.1/8.7.1) with ESMTP id LAA25576 for ; Sat, 4 May 1996 11:14:38 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by noel.cs.rice.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA01487 for ; Sat, 4 May 1996 11:14:37 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199605041614.LAA01487@noel.cs.rice.edu> To: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Intel Pro/100B Date: Sat, 04 May 1996 11:14:35 -0500 From: Alan Cox Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Can someone with the documentation for this card please tell me how to increase the interpacket gap on transmission? In case you're curious, the background is that I'm using several FreeBSD powered machines with the Pro/100B (and some SPARC 20s too) to evaluate a Cisco 1700 and a Cisco 5000 with a 10/100 switching module. Under load, the Cisco 1700 is flashing an LED that among other things indicates babble on the port. With the SPARC 20s driving the network, I don't see this problem. Thanks, Alan From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat May 4 10:27:18 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA16657 for hardware-outgoing; Sat, 4 May 1996 10:27:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Root.COM (implode.Root.COM [198.145.90.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id KAA16646 for ; Sat, 4 May 1996 10:27:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Root.COM (8.7.5/8.6.5) with SMTP id KAA02514; Sat, 4 May 1996 10:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199605041727.KAA02514@Root.COM> X-Authentication-Warning: implode.Root.COM: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Alan Cox cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Intel Pro/100B In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 04 May 1996 11:14:35 CDT." <199605041614.LAA01487@noel.cs.rice.edu> From: David Greenman Reply-To: davidg@Root.COM Date: Sat, 04 May 1996 10:27:11 -0700 Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >Can someone with the documentation for this card please tell me how >to increase the interpacket gap on transmission? > >In case you're curious, the background is that I'm using several FreeBSD >powered machines with the Pro/100B (and some SPARC 20s too) to evaluate >a Cisco 1700 and a Cisco 5000 with a 10/100 switching module. Under load, >the Cisco 1700 is flashing an LED that among other things indicates >babble on the port. With the SPARC 20s driving the network, I don't see >this problem. This is likely caused by the motherboard that contains the 100B not having adequate PCI throughput for some reason, causing the DMA to get aborted in the middle of a transmit. Try the following patch and let me know if it helps. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project Index: if_fxp.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/pci/if_fxp.c,v retrieving revision 1.8.2.2 diff -c -r1.8.2.2 if_fxp.c *** if_fxp.c 1996/04/08 01:31:59 1.8.2.2 --- if_fxp.c 1996/05/04 17:26:17 *************** *** 490,496 **** txp->cb_status = 0; txp->cb_command = FXP_CB_COMMAND_XMIT | FXP_CB_COMMAND_SF | FXP_CB_COMMAND_S; ! txp->tx_threshold = 16; /* bytes*8 */ txp->mb_head = mb_head; /* --- 490,496 ---- txp->cb_status = 0; txp->cb_command = FXP_CB_COMMAND_XMIT | FXP_CB_COMMAND_SF | FXP_CB_COMMAND_S; ! txp->tx_threshold = 128; /* bytes*8 */ txp->mb_head = mb_head; /*