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Mike Dresser wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
>
> >this is a toughie...   basically that is an invalid PCI ID that should
> >not occur.  the "00ec" should really be "10ec", but it sounds like there
> >is a missing bit in the EEPROM where your card's PCI ID is stored.
>
>
> I'll try another card, and get back to you, just in case it's a
> partially fubar card.


FWIW I have seen tons of 8139s that work fine but have invalid PCI 
IDs... the price of being a US$0.50 chip I guess :)

So I doubt it's a fubar card...


> >A better patch would add
> >
> >	{ 0x00ec, 0x8139, 0xa0a0, 0x0027, ... }
>
>
> True true, until Aopen plays games with PCI ID's again :)


exactly... :/


> Never said i was a programmer :)  More of a hacker in the traditional
> sense.  Nano is my hammer, all .c code is nails.


hehe

>
>
> >>I left the D card in my workstation for now, I'll see how it handles the
> >>nightly backup tonight, and if you want me to test things for 8139cp
> >
> >cool.  no need to test 8139cp, it won't even load with your card, since
> >it is not an 8139C+ chip.
>
>
> Ok.  I take it the C+ has functions that weren't carried over to D?


8139C+ is, in CVS lingo, a branch.  8139D has -none- of the 8139C+ 
functions...

> >>What IS pci-skeleton then?
> >
> >Example driver that other developers may base drivers off of...
>
> Or feed to the Penguin.  Hey, you said red herring :D



hehe :)

	Jeff



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