Subject: Re: SONIC LC/PDS TwP Ethernet Troubles
To: None <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Sean-Paul Rees <sean@flame.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/07/1998 16:38:19
On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Colin Wood wrote:

> Sean-Paul Rees wrote:
> > On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, Colin Wood wrote:
> > 
> > nubus0 slot e: EtherNet Card (Vendor: TFL LAN Inc., Part E410 NuBus/E420
> > LC PDS,EtherNet Adapter)
> > 
> > When I bought this, it was a 'sonic' brand card. 
> 
> What kind of controller chip does this have on it?  Generally the numbers
> off of the largest chip on the board are helpful.  If it's a supported
> controller (DP8390 and DP83932?), it's possible someone can get it to
> work.

The largest chip on the board looks somewhat like this:

MX
MX98803AFC
C9732
MB65139
TAIWAN

If its safe to scan a computer board, i'll put it on my scanner and blow
it up for you. (This card cost me like$70... so I dun wanna ruin it.)

Thanks!
Sean-Paul Rees

> unfortunately I've deleted the message) saying that this board is known to
> not be supported, but if it has a supported controller, it might not be
> too terribly difficult to get it working...
> 
> Later.
> 
> Colin
> 
>