Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:55:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net> To: Ron Steele <rjs@asd.banctec.com> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Slow 3c590's Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.92.960411145453.2576f-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960411111117.26953A-100000@teller.asd.banctec.com>
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I have had nothing but trouble with 3c590's, from not-rebooting, to the same errors you're seeing. SMC cards work great. On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, Ron Steele wrote: > We finally have a FreeBSD router set up. The configuration is a > Dell P133 with 4 3c590's. The performace of this system is pretty > dismal. Does anyone have any pointers on how to speed things up? > OS is snap 03/23/96 > > chip0 <Intel 82437 (Triton) PCI cache memory controller> rev 2 on pci0:0 > chip1 <Intel 82371 (Triton) PCI-ISA bridge> rev 2 on pci0:7 > piix0 <Intel 82371 (Triton) Bus-master IDE controller> rev 2 on pci0:7 > vx0 <3Com 3c590 EtherLink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 9 on pci0:13 > aui/bnc/utp[*BNC*] address 00:a0:24:56:41:19 > Warning! Defective early revision adapter! > vx1 <3Com 3c590 EtherLink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 10 on pci0:14 > aui/bnc/utp[*BNC*] address 00:a0:24:72:e7:70 > Warning! Defective early revision adapter! > vx2 <3Com 3c590 EtherLink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:15 > aui/bnc/utp[*BNC*] address 00:a0:24:72:eb:ba > Warning! Defective early revision adapter! > vx3 <3Com 3c590 EtherLink III PCI> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:16 > aui/bnc/utp[*BNC*] address 00:a0:24:59:da:e1 > Warning! Defective early revision adapter! > > The warning about "early revision adapter!" seem ominous. These > cards are straight from the vendor with revisions of "b" or "d" marked > on each board. > > Thank, > > Ron >
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