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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!mcsun!chsun!hslrswi!aut!nbladt From: nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch (Norbert Bladt) Subject: Re: WD Ethernet Card not found on warmboot Message-ID: <1992Aug24.085511.21092@autelca.ascom.ch> Organization: Ascom Autelca AG, Guemligen, Switzerland References: <1992Aug19.165319.14767@doug.cae.wisc.edu> <714317431.111@eyrie.img.com.au> <1992Aug21.171828.14323@doug.cae.wisc.edu> Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 08:55:11 GMT Lines: 21 dinda@cae.wisc.edu (Dinda Peter) writes: >In article <714317431.111@eyrie.img.com.au> athos@eyrie.img.com.au (David Burren) writes: >>I also have an Elite16 Combo (it's the 8013E with AUI, BNC, & UTP) and [ text about problems with WD-Ethernet board deleted. - NB >Every solution I've gotten so far is to "recompile the kernel." I >really wonder why Unix *still* doesn't have installable device drivers. Buy Solaris 2.0 and you will get it (perhaps, i.e. I've not seen it). >Is there a fundamental reason why Unix hasn't/will not support this? No, because it will be done. However, if nobody really requests this, nobody will spend time and money to implement it, right ? Norbert. Just my 2 Rp. -- Norbert Bladt, Ascom Autelca AG, Worbstr. 201, CH-3073 Guemligen, Switzerland Phone: +41 31 999 65 52 FAX: +41 31 999 65 44 Mail: nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch UUCP: ..!uunet!mcsun!chsun!hslrswi!aut!nbladt