Re: [Etherboot-developers] Problems with sis900 (rev 81)

[Marty C. <md...@th...>]

On 3/12/01 11:38 AM Daniel Coletti dco...@xt... wrote:
>	I'm having a problem with the sis900 etherboot driver. The regular sis900 
>has no problem, but when I try with this particular revision (81), I get 
>the exact same problem that the sis900 kernel module had (it can't find 
>the EEPROM, therefore it can't find the card). The SiS developers have 
>solved this problem (with the v1.06.07), does anybody have a new patch 
>for this card? Has anyone solved this problem (without a path)?
>Thanks a lot!

Thanks for your report and for sending me the newest linux kernel driver, 
Daniel.  I see the changes that will be required to make the Etherboot 
driver work with rev 81 sis900 cards.  It will take a few hours to 
integrate and test the new code.

I didn't get a chance to work on it this weekend, but should have a new 
sis900 driver to test within a week or so (I mostly do my hobby 
programming on the weekends because of my other commitments).

Because Etherboot drivers have a different structure (polling, memory 
constraints, etc.) I can't just "diff and drop" the code in, but have to 
translate from "kernel-ese" to "Etherboot-ese" and adjust data 
structures.  It takes time and care.

Once I have a version to test, I'll send it to you, or I will put it in a 
test section of the rom-o-matic.net site.  I don't have a Rev 81 card to 
test with, you see.

Thanks for your reports and your patience.  We should get this fixed soon.

Regards,

Marty

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