----- 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
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