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From: Ion Badulescu <ionut@cs.columbia.edu>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] new version of the starfire driver for 2.2.19pre
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> No resolution to firmware fiasco, no driver in kernel

But the driver _does_ work without the firmware, it only loses the
hardware TCP checksum on Rx capability. That's what we have in 2.4.x right 
now, why should 2.2.x be pickier and *demand* to have the firmware or no 
support at all?

Thanks,
Ion

-- 
  It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool,
            than to open it and remove all doubt.

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