Subject: Re: Want to Trade an SMC EtherPower 10/100 for an SMC EtherPower 10/100
To: Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca>
From: Tom T. Thai <tomthai@future.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/15/1997 03:10:24
Let me check on this for you..
On Sun, 15 Jun 1997, Curt Sampson wrote:
> No, that's not a typo. :-)
>
> I've got a step 2.0 SMC Etherpower 10/100 (PCI Ethernet card). I
> bought this to netboot one of my Alphas, but unfortunately the boot
> PROM in the alpha doesn't understand the step 2.0 cards, just the
> step 1.2 cards. Matt's new de driver understands the step 2.0 cards,
> however.
>
> Since PC users don't need to worry about this netboot problem, I'm
> wondering if there's some kind i386 user out there who runs
> NetBSD-current and would be willing to swap a step 1.2 card for a
> step 2.0 card. I'll be happy to pay all the shipping costs. I would
> send you my card, and then you could send me yours after you receive
> mine and verify that it works, so that you suffer minimal downtime.
>
> The step number of the chip is printed in the boot messages, BTW.
>
> cjs
>
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