Re: 2.5.1-pre11 de2104X tulip driver problem

Johan Kullstam (kullstam@ne.mediaone.net)
13 Dec 2001 19:23:31 -0500


Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com> writes:

> Johan Kullstam wrote:
> > i have a DEC DE450 (based on 21041 AA chipset). i guess, for
> > 2104[01], tulip driver has been broken since 2.4.4 (yes, that's over
> > six months of brokeness). yes, jeff garzik knows about it. i've
> > emailed the list and sourceforge &c.
>
> This is a bug report for de2104x not tulip. de2104x was created to fix
> the 2104x problems in tulip, which is getting really hairy to
> maintain.

ah ok. sorry to crap on you. i guess the proliferation of tulip
clones is getting pretty crazy.

i got a switch over the weekend. my DE500 (DEC 21140AB w/o MII)
wouldn't negotiate full-duplex. i finally just broke down and
scrapped my tulips and put in a 3com905b instead.

-- 
J o h a n  K u l l s t a m
[kullstam@mediaone.net]
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