Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 21:10:11 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Kaleb Keithley <kaleb@ics.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linksys NIC, was: Re: de ethernet driver -- another puzzle Message-ID: <199811210510.VAA00363@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:51:08 EST." <199811190151.UAA29625@sunoco>
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> Thanks to hints from Wilco Bulte, Scott Gasch, and Martin ???, plus a few
> printfs sprinkled liberally about .../pci/if_de.c, I've determined that
> this particular Linksys EtherPCI LAN Card II that I have wants the ed0
> driver, not the de0 driver as the Handbook and FAQ suggest.
>
> I also now know why the de probe doesn't print out a message when the
> probe fails. Which is not to say that I think that's good. On the
> contrary, I think it's bad. C'est la vie.
Printing out an error message when a PCI match fails would be stupid;
every PCI device is (currently) presented to every PCI driver until one
claims it. Printing a message when the match failed ("no, not for me")
would produce a useless spew of garbage.
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