Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:08:18 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely9.cicely.de> Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, msmith@mass.dis.org Subject: Re: PC164: xl0 sensitive to slot Message-ID: <20011222120818.B3425@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20011222105328.GC3406@cicely9.cicely.de>; from ticso@cicely9.cicely.de on Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 11:53:29AM %2B0100 References: <a00o0u$31t$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> <200112220352.fBM3qQb06137@mass.dis.org> <20011222105941.C3024@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20011222105328.GC3406@cicely9.cicely.de>
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On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 11:53:29AM +0100, Bernd Walter wrote: > On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 10:59:41AM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 07:52:26PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > My PC164 doesn't appear to be sensitive to where I put the other > > > > cards (Tekram DC-390UW, Matrox Mystique, noname '810AE). Is the > > > > 3C905 known not to work in 64-bit slots? > > > > > > This has nothing to do with the 905 working or not working in 64-bit > > > slots; it's probably an SRM oddity related to how Digital thought you > > > should use the machine. There are all sorts of silly rules encoded > > > into SRM about which cards are allowed to go where. If it works > > > somewhere, put it there and be happy. > > > > Does the PC164 have PCI bridge chips? That was always a kiss of death > > to some cards, like the 21*4x ethernet cards. > > All slots are on the same bus. So much for that theory then. On e.g. Sable & Lynx you have the problem as I described. W/ -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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