Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 13:18:01 +0400 From: Slawa Olhovchenkov <slw@zxy.spb.ru> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf files.i386 src/sys/modules Makefile src/sys/modules/el Makefile src/sys/i386/conf NOTES src/sys/i386/isa if_el.c if_elreg.h Message-ID: <20050902091801.GA48098@zxy.spb.ru> In-Reply-To: <200508301412.09936.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <200508261342.j7QDg4gc052237@repoman.freebsd.org> <431459EB.8070405@cronyx.ru> <200508301412.09936.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 02:12:08PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote: > On Tuesday 30 August 2005 09:06 am, Roman Kurakin wrote: > > John Baldwin wrote: > > >jhb 2005-08-26 13:42:04 UTC > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > sys/conf files.i386 > > > sys/modules Makefile > > > sys/i386/conf NOTES > > > Removed files: > > > sys/modules/el Makefile > > > sys/i386/isa if_el.c if_elreg.h > > > Log: > > > Remove the el(4) driver for 3Com 3c501 ISA NICs from HEAD as threatened > > > earlier as no one has stepped up to test recent changes to the driver. > > > Oddly, the module was actually turned on on ia64 though I'm fairly > > > certain that no ia64 machine has ever had or will ever have an ISA slot. > > > > I can find a link to an external bridge for ISA if you want. > > I don't know if it would work under FreeBSD, but you > > may try to run ISA card on ia64 that way. > > You may even try to made this device by yourself if the > > soldering iron is your friend. > > > > rik > > The ia64 comment was more that the module probably shouldn't have been enabled > on ia64 in the first place. Why would you want to hack up a way to stick an > 8-bit ISA 10Mbit ethernet card in a machine that probably has at least one > (probably two or more) 10/100 (if not gige) builtin NICs. 10base5/10base2 connectivity?
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