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From: matt@lkg.dec.com (Matt Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SMC PCI Ethernet EtherPower supported on 2.0.5?
Date: 4 Aug 1995 20:45:57 GMT
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In article <3vs9m6$spk@paperboy.ids.net>, green@ids.net writes:
|>Say - I went to try to install FBSD 2.0.5 on my Pentium machine with an
|>SMC PCI "EtherPower" ethernet card and had problems getting it to recognize
|>the card.

Depends.  SMC has recently switched from the DC21040 to the DC21041 chip 
in their EtherPower adapters.  2.0.5 doesn't have the support for the
DC21041 (I added it after 2.0.5 shipped).

|>Can someone confirm for me that it is indeed supported, and if so, are there
|>any special tricks to getting it to work?

What does dmesg show when it comes up?  

|>If not - anyone know if there are any groups working on drivers?  If not,
|>anyone know of any PCI Ethernet cards that ARE supported? :-)

Mail me if you want the updated driver...
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