Re: RE : [Unattended] Netgear/D-Link testers wanted

2003-10-31 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti 
"Sylvain Faivre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Well, I tried these images and they don't work with the versions of
> the cards I have.

Argh.

> Here are some strings I found by hex editing the NGRPCI driver :
> Build 3.16.03
> NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter NDIS 2 Mac Driver Version 2.73
> Working with DC21140 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller
> Working with NGMC169 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller
> 
> Well, the chip on my card is labeled "Netgear LC82C169C", which
> seems pretty similar to "NGMC169". So I guess this driver countains
> in fact 2 drivers : one for the tulip chip, and one for the "169"
> chip.

Yeah.  The LC82C169C is actually a Lite-On chip ("pnic" family), also
known as the LNE100TX.  Looks like Netgear switched to using those in
later releases of the FA310.

I can't find any drivers on www.liteon.com.  It looks like Linksys may
have a driver for this chipset (lne100.dos), but it may be simpler
just to use the Netgear driver.

I have to do actual work today, but I will produce an lne100.img later
today or this weekend, just out of curiosity.  I would appreciate it
if you could test it against your FA310.

(This is very frustrating.  I don't really want to ship dozens of boot
disks.  I guess I need to look at integrating with Bart's boot disk
again.)

> And here are some strings from the DLKFET driver :
> Working with VT86C100A Fast Ethernet Controller
> D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet NDIS2 Driver v2.73
> 
> This is strange, because the FETND driver should work with this chip
> too. I have no idea why it fails to recognize the card.

Yes, that definitely should work.  I would like to hear some more
reports.

> Anyways, thanks for the support. I'm pretty sure that some users
> have revisions of the cards that work with your drivers.

Maybe, but the goal is to support as many people as possible,
especially the helpful ones...

 - Pat


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RE : [Unattended] Netgear/D-Link testers wanted

2003-10-31 Thread Sylvain Faivre 
Well, I tried these images and they don't work with the versions of the cards I have.
Here's what's written on the board of my NetGear card : "NetGear FA310TX REV-D2". I 
tried the "dc21x4" and "dp83815" drivers with no luck.
Here's what's on my D-Link card : "D-Link DEF-530TX REV-C1". The "fetnd" driver won't 
work with it.
The drivers I got to work are : DLKFET.DOS for the D-Link card, and NGRPCI.DOS for the 
NetGear card.

Here are some strings I found by hex editing the NGRPCI driver :
Build 3.16.03
NETGEAR FA310TX Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter NDIS 2 Mac Driver Version 2.73
Working with DC21140 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller
Working with NGMC169 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller

Well, the chip on my card is labeled "Netgear LC82C169C", which seems pretty similar 
to "NGMC169". So I guess this driver countains in fact 2 drivers : one for the tulip 
chip, and one for the "169" chip.

And here are some strings from the DLKFET driver :
Working with VT86C100A Fast Ethernet Controller
D-Link DFE-530TX PCI Fast Ethernet NDIS2 Driver v2.73

This is strange, because the FETND driver should work with this chip too. I have no 
idea why it fails to recognize the card.

Anyways, thanks for the support. I'm pretty sure that some users have revisions of the 
cards that work with your drivers.

Sylvain.


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> Envoyé : jeudi 30 octobre 2003 22:47
> À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet : [Unattended] Netgear/D-Link testers wanted
> 
> 
> I have added or replaced three new DOS drivers for the next release,
> but I do not have the corresponding network hardware to test them.  If
> you have access to any of the following, could you please test the
> drivers for me?
> 
>   dc21x4   DEC/Intel 2104x/2114x "Tulip" family (e.g., Netgear FA310)
>   dp83815  Natsemi 83815 "MacPHYTER" family (e.g., Netgear 
> FA311/FA312)
>   fetndVIA Rhine family (e.g., D-Link DFE-530TX)
> 
> In each case, I downloaded the most recent and generic DOS driver I
> could find from the chipset (not network card) manufacturer.  So
> instead of going to Netgear for the FA311/FA312 driver, for example, I
> went to National Semiconductor.  In theory, this should give us
> support for the broadest possible set of cards.
> 
> To test these images, go to
>  and download the floppy
> .img file or the (compressed) bootdisk.iso.gz file.
> 
> I am especially interested in success/failure stories for the
> particular Netgear and D-Link hardware listed above, since those are
> the ones people in which people have expressed interest on the mailing
> list.  But any feedback would be helpful.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  - Pat
> 
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Re: RE : [Unattended] Netgear/D-Link testers wanted

2003-10-31 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti 
"Sylvain Faivre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hmmm, it semms like the ISOLINUX.CFG file in the ISO image is
> broken, it only lists the e100b, elpc575, el90x, fa31x, pcntnd and
> undis3c floppy images.

Makefile dependency bug.  Fixed.  New ISO image uploaded.

 - Pat


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RE : [Unattended] Netgear/D-Link testers wanted

2003-10-31 Thread Sylvain Faivre 
Hmmm, it semms like the ISOLINUX.CFG file in the ISO image is broken, it only lists 
the e100b, elpc575, el90x, fa31x, pcntnd and undis3c floppy images. So you guys better 
test directly with the floppy images.
I'm going to try them and report ASAP...

-
Sylvain Faivre
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> -Message d'origine-
> De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la 
> part de Patrick J. LoPresti
> Envoyé : jeudi 30 octobre 2003 22:47
> À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet : [Unattended] Netgear/D-Link testers wanted
> 
> 
> I have added or replaced three new DOS drivers for the next release,
> but I do not have the corresponding network hardware to test them.  If
> you have access to any of the following, could you please test the
> drivers for me?
> 
>   dc21x4   DEC/Intel 2104x/2114x "Tulip" family (e.g., Netgear FA310)
>   dp83815  Natsemi 83815 "MacPHYTER" family (e.g., Netgear 
> FA311/FA312)
>   fetndVIA Rhine family (e.g., D-Link DFE-530TX)
> 
> In each case, I downloaded the most recent and generic DOS driver I
> could find from the chipset (not network card) manufacturer.  So
> instead of going to Netgear for the FA311/FA312 driver, for example, I
> went to National Semiconductor.  In theory, this should give us
> support for the broadest possible set of cards.
> 
> To test these images, go to
>  and download the floppy
> .img file or the (compressed) bootdisk.iso.gz file.
> 
> I am especially interested in success/failure stories for the
> particular Netgear and D-Link hardware listed above, since those are
> the ones people in which people have expressed interest on the mailing
> list.  But any feedback would be helpful.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>  - Pat
> 
> 
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