1 Apr
2001
1 Apr
'01
2:12 p.m.
For some reason, I've been encountering a lot of EISA systems recently. It
doesn't seem like such a nice bus, much like MCA, but at least in theory, it
beats ISA. What bothers me, though, is the fact that there doesn't seem to be
any central repository for the configuration files needed, unlike MCA adaptor
description files, which have been neatly collected by Peter Wendt et al.
Despite much googling, I've been unable to find drivers for my Netflex-2
ethernet card, and finding one for my NE3200 proved to be a real struggle as
well. What a bother.
Does anyone have any EISA links to recommend, or the configuration file for
the Netflex-2?
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1 Apr
1 Apr
2:28 p.m.
At 03:12 02-04-2001 +0100, Iggy D. wrote:
Despite much googling, I've been unable to find
drivers for my Netflex-2
ethernet card, and finding one for my NE3200 proved to be a real struggle as
well. What a bother.
Who makes the NetFlex-2, Iggy? I may have something here.
Bear in mind that many of the full-length EISA Ethernet cards seem to use
a common config file.
Let me know. Thanks much.
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superior to what I have now..." (Gym Z. Quirk, aka Taki Kogoma).
5:03 p.m.
Gad, I'm dense today...
An hour after I posted my original query, I remembered that one of my
servers used a NetFlex-2 (Compaq origin), and that I most certainly have
the .CFG file for it.
The problem is that, as others have pointed out, the SCU will ask for a
specific filename, and Compaq did not make their .cfg filenames too obvious
as to which one goes with which device.
Iggy: If you can tell me which file the thing is asking for, I'll vacuum
it off my SCU disks and E-attach it to you.
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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
http://www.bluefeathertech.com // E-mail: kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com
Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77 (Extra class as of June-2K)
"I'll get a life when someone demonstrates to me that it would be
superior to what I have now..." (Gym Z. Quirk, aka Taki Kogoma).
5:16 p.m.
On Sun, 1 Apr 2001, Bruce Lane wrote:
The problem is that, as others have pointed out, the
SCU will ask for a
specific filename, and Compaq did not make their .cfg filenames too obvious
as to which one goes with which device.
They're just text. Part of the specification for a .cfg is that it have a
descriptive name in it.
Like this sample excerpt from !bus4201.cfg:
BOARD
ID = "BUS4201"
NAME = "BusLogic 32 Bit Bus Master EISA-to-SCSI Host Adapter (v2.00)"
MFR = "BusLogic"
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2 Apr
2 Apr
2:09 a.m.
Bruce Lane skrev:
Iggy: If you can tell me which file the thing is
asking for, I'll vacuum
it off my SCU disks and E-attach it to you.
I'm sorry, I'll have to reinstall the "SCU" first, then. I overwrote it
while
installing OpenBSD. Oh, I really hate OpenBSD's fdisk/disklabel with a
vengeance. Makes NetBSD's seem modern and user-friendly.
I'll try to do it this evening when I've managed to scrounge some HD disks
(I'm still in a DD world =).
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2:06 a.m.
Bruce Lane skrev:
At 03:12 02-04-2001 +0100, Iggy D. wrote:
>Despite much googling, I've been unable to find
drivers for my Netflex-2
>ethernet card, and finding one for my NE3200 proved to be a real struggle as
>well. What a bother.
Who makes the NetFlex-2, Iggy? I may have something
here.
How silly of me, it's a series of ethernet and tokenring board made by Compaq,
available both for ISA, EISA, PCI and integrated on a lot of mobos.
Bear in mind that many of the full-length EISA
Ethernet cards seem to use
a common config file.
This one is hakf-length, albeit very wide.
As for the NE3200, I found that Intel hade made an EtherExpress based on the
same design, so you're correct about the full-length boards. =)
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1 Apr
3:23 p.m.
Do you know the filename? I'll look through mine, if I have a name :-)
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Iggy Drougge wrote:
For some reason, I've been encountering a lot of EISA systems recently. It
doesn't seem like such a nice bus, much like MCA, but at least in theory, it
beats ISA. What bothers me, though, is the fact that there doesn't seem to be
any central repository for the configuration files needed, unlike MCA adaptor
description files, which have been neatly collected by Peter Wendt et al.
Despite much googling, I've been unable to find drivers for my Netflex-2
ethernet card, and finding one for my NE3200 proved to be a real struggle as
well. What a bother.
Does anyone have any EISA links to recommend, or the configuration file for
the Netflex-2?
3:54 p.m.
The EISA SCU should ask for a specifec filename. Thats all I need, to
look through my files.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
"r. 'bear' stricklin" wrote:
On Sun, 1 Apr 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
Do you know the filename? I'll look through
mine, if I have a name :-)
I think Compaq rebadged a few different models of Netflex boards. Perhaps
you'd have luck on their site.
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