Hi John, Thanks for the update, I`m currently using RTL8139 based cards but my project requires alot of performance from the network elements and eventually Gigabit Ethernet..
In this reguard I`ll have to look into Intel cards sooner or later, can anyone tell me why the Intel 82544 driver uses the function "udelay" alot - I`m concerned that the udelay is a hardware delay which will prevent threads (or other 82544 cards in the system) from running. Jim ----- Original Message ---- From: John Dallaway <[email protected]> To: Jim Bradleigh <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Monday, 24 August, 2009 1:35:09 PM Subject: [ECOS] Re: Ethernet controllers.. Hi Jim Jim Bradleigh wrote: > Thought I would throw this out to the list to see if anyone can help... > > As everyone know's eCos supports a limited device driver list for each > platform, I`m currently running on i386 which limits me to a real-tek > and two Intel chipsets... > > Where do most of you purchase network controllers from? The easiest route is probably a D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI card which uses the RTL8139 part and can be found via Amazon in the UK. > I can`t find > any network cards which say they contain the Intel i82544 chipset.. It > would be nice to start my project with a defined hardware spec that I > know I can purchase.. The i82544 featured on the Intel Pro/1000 ethernet card which appears to have been replaced by the Pro/1000 GT card: http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/adapters/pro1000gt/pro1000gt-overview.htm The newer card uses the i82541 part which may or may not be compatible. > One other question, does anyone know if a network card with the Marvell > 88E1111 chipset exists? The 88E1111 is an ethernet PHY (transceiver), not a controller. I hope this helps. John Dallaway -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss
