Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Aug 1999 13:09:57 +0200 (CEST) | From | Bernd Kaindl <> | Subject | Re: 2.2.11 and tulip.c issues |
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On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Christopher E. Brown wrote: > > > On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Christopher E. Brown wrote: > > > Here, NFS stops after a while with 0.89H 75% of my cards are affected, > > like yours. > > > > As said, a test with 0.89H gave same results here: On 7 from 9 > > Systems, a network install of a default Linux system was not possible. > > NFS halted here. 0.90 worked well on all these systems. > > > > In case you don´t have 0.90, it is in 2.0.37 and I´should have diff for > > 2.2.11 at ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/bk/kernel/for-2.2.11/tulip-0.90.diff > > within 24 hours. > > > > Also, there is a 0.91g tulip.c, which is quite good hidden in the second > > part of a link on the tulip development page. > > http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/test/tulip.c > > > There are 2 problems, > > The driver included in ALL kernels does not work with newer cards and > need to be updated. > > 2.2.11 breaks ALL tulip drivers, both the included 89H version (that > is useless with a new card anyway) *AND* 91. I can cope with > switching out 89 or 91 when I use a newer card, but none of the tulip > drivers are woring with 2.2.11. > > I have not yet tried the latest 91x yet, but flat 91 is known > to work fine with the cards, the breakage seems to come with 2.2.11 >
I have noticed the same with 2.3.x (tried 2.3.13 also).
BTW: The 0.89H version (with the small fix) from 2.2.11 in 2.2.9 on a Ruffian Alpha works now. Prior no tulip driver worked.
- Bernd
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