Re: [Etherboot-developers] Wanted -the sis900 etherboot developer

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>I noticed that etheboot driver recognise the sis900 PHYtransiver as VIA 
>6103, but the linux driver says - UNKNOWN PHYTRANSIVER and continues 
>booting and working but with that terribly slow speed.
>I'm not C coder, but when I browsed sis900.c file in all linux modiles, 
>which I managed to find in SIS web site and in kernel.org, I noticed 
>that there is missing the code considering VIA 6103 PHYtransiver.
>Only the etherboot driver sis900.c has rows in the sorce code describing it.
>Can this be the answer of that network speed slowdown?
>I read that etherboot driver are coded from normal linux drivers, but 
>apparently I can not find one with VIA6103 PHYtransiver support.

Hmm, the 6103 code was contributed by Andrew Ip according to the LOG. If
it isn't in the Linux driver, it would be the first time I've heard that
Etherboot code is ahead of the Linux code. But maybe you're not looking
at the latest kernel sources? Also have you contacted SiS? They are a
Linux-supporting company and may already have done the changes.

If not, I don't think it's difficult to add another PHY to the driver,
but unless it hasn't already been done, you'd have problems getting the
change accepted by the Linux kernel coders.

>I would rather pay for the development of Linux driver, then to buy 30 
>new LAN cards.

Noble of you but sadly, no guesses which option is cheaper.

But please go back and check if it really isn't in the very latest
kernel sources. Try 2.5 sources if you have to.