From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 5 Aug 2001 07:11:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 5 Aug 2001 07:11:44 -0400 Received: from pD9504018.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.80.64.24]:52718 "HELO ozean.schottelius.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 5 Aug 2001 07:11:31 -0400 Message-ID: <3B6D29B4.C40082F2@pcsystems.de> Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 13:10:45 +0200 From: Nico Schottelius X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.7 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: 3c509: broken(verified) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org The driver for the 3c509 of 2.4.7 is broken: It is impossible to set the transmitter type. Loading modprobe 3c509 xcvr=X, where X is 0,1,2,3,4 doesn't make a difference. Donald Becker verified that's a driver problem. Can someone fix that ? Or is there a fix outthere ? Sincerly, Nico Donald Becker wrote: > On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Nico Schottelius wrote: > > > > > I tried to change the media type of the card, > > > > but the card didn't accept/recognized what I told > > > > it! > > > > > > > > modprobe 3c509 xcvr=4 > > > > > > What driver version? From where? > > > > was 1.18 from kernel 2.4.7. > > ftp.de.kernel.org > > Yes, it's broken. > > Report the problem on the kernel mailing list. > > Donald Becker becker@scyld.com > Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com > 410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Second Generation Beowulf Clusters > Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993