----- Original Message ----- >Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:26:25 -0800 >From: "Garrett D'Amore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Alan DuBoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: Mads Toftum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected], > Masa Murayama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [driver-discuss] sfe to be in Build 81, Otanjuobi Omedetou! > > >Furthermore, nge is now open source, so folks can feel free to offer up >suggested patches to improve nge's support for other chips! > > -- Garrett
Wonderful! I'll check the difference between nge and nfo. I also have a nForce 3/150 (nic device id 0xd6) main board which nge doesn't support yet. -masa > >Alan DuBoff wrote: >> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007, Mads Toftum wrote: >> >> >>> Any chance of getting the nfo driver in as well? There's still some >>> chipsets (mcp61 at least) that doesn't work with the nge driver even if >>> they are detected (tested up to sxce 77). >>> >> >> I need to look at this and figure out where exactly the lines are drawn >> between the nfo and the nge. It seems the nge would handle some of the >> devices that the nfo does, in that the nfo does handle some gige adapters >> with a 10/100 PHY. >> >> My gut tells me that the nge needs to be updated to support the same >> devices as the nfo. >> >> Maybe Masa has an idea about the nfo vs. nge. I know there are devices >> that will load the nge, but the network doesn't seem to function >> correctly, and many of those will be able to use the nfo successfully. >> >> If there are devices that are not supported by the nge that should be, >> RFE/bugs should be filed against it so the support can be added. >> >> -- >> >> Alan DuBoff - Solaris x86 IHV/OEM Group >> _______________________________________________ >> driver-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss >> >> > _______________________________________________ driver-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss
