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Date:      Mon, 28 Apr 1997 10:37:56 -0400
From:      dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
To:        "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pci probes with multiple "units" (MORE)
Message-ID:  <3.0.32.19970428103753.00bce770@etinc.com>

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At 09:26 PM 4/27/97 -0400, dennis wrote:
>At 08:56 AM 4/28/97 +1000, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote:
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Sales wrote:
>>
>>> A suggestion:
>>> 
>>> When pci devices are probed, the O/S prints out something similar
>>> to this:
>>> 
>>> eth0 <ET/5025PQ QUAD Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:17
>>> eth1 <ET/5025PQ DUAL Adapter> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:18
>>
>>Has ET Inc *really* called its synch serial card devices 'eth'?  Isn't 
>>that a recipe for customer confusion?  What are they called in Linux, 
>>where all ethernet cards are 'eth'?

It would be nice if, for once, we didn't get sidetracked by trivial
things and actually address the *problem* that I'm reporting,
that is, the distinction between *adapter* number and device
unit.

Dennis

Dennis



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