Re: Correction to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT for D-Link DFE-530TX+

1999-12-18 Thread Bill Paul 

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Matthew Dillon 
had to walk into mine and say:

> The D-Link DFE-530TX+ uses the 'rl' driver, not the 'vr' driver.  I
> don't know if there's a DFE-530TX (without the '+') so I'm leaving the
> entry for that in the 'vr' driver notes intact.

Both exist. The DFE-530TX is most definitely a VIA Rhine card and needs
the vr driver. I have one. I only recently learned of the existence of the 
DFE-530TX+, which uses the RealTek 8139 and needs the rl driver.

Yes, it's dumb to change the whole card design and do nothing to update
the model number except stick a "+" on the end, but that's how it goes. 
D-Link also has a habit of selling certain cards only some markets. 
For example, there apparently also exists a DFE-540TX card that uses a 
Macronix chip, however it was never sold in the U.S., only in Asia.

-Bill

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Correction to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT for D-Link DFE-530TX+

1999-12-18 Thread Matthew Dillon 

The D-Link DFE-530TX+ uses the 'rl' driver, not the 'vr' driver.  I
don't know if there's a DFE-530TX (without the '+') so I'm leaving the
entry for that in the 'vr' driver notes intact.

I'll be committing this fixup on sunday.  If anyone knows definitively
whether the DFE-530TX (without the '+') is even real and, if so, which
driver it uses, pleaes emai me.

-Matt
Matthew Dillon 
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Index: LINT
===
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/i386/conf/LINT,v
retrieving revision 1.702
diff -u -r1.702 LINT
--- LINT1999/12/18 06:27:31 1.702
+++ LINT1999/12/19 03:35:58
@@ -1665,7 +1665,8 @@
 # mode seems to cause severe lockups on SMP hardware. This driver also
 # supports the Accton EN1207D `Cheetah' adapter, which uses a chip called
 # the MPX 5030/5038, which is either a RealTek in disguise or a RealTek
-# workalike.
+# workalike.  Note that the D-Link DFE-530TX+ uses the RealTek chipset
+# and is supported by this driver, not the 'vr' driver.
 #
 # The 'sf' device provides support for Adaptec Duralink PCI fast
 # ethernet adapters based on the Adaptec AIC-6915 "starfire" controller.
@@ -1705,8 +1706,8 @@
 #
 # The `vr' device provides support for various fast ethernet adapters
 # based on the VIA Technologies VT3043 `Rhine I' and VT86C100A `Rhine II'
-# chips, including the D-Link DFE530TX, the Hawking Technologies PN102TX,
-# and the AOpen/Acer ALN-320.
+# chips, including the D-Link DFE530TX (see 'rl' for DFE530TX+), the Hawking 
+# Technologies PN102TX, and the AOpen/Acer ALN-320.
 #
 # The `vx' device provides support for the 3Com 3C590 and 3C595
 # early support


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