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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!gatech!concert!decwrl!vixie!vixie From: vixie@vix.com (Paul A Vixie) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development Subject: Re: Socket PCMCIA Ethernet Date: 22 Jun 94 13:08:02 Organization: Vixie Enterprises Lines: 18 Distribution: comp Message-ID: <VIXIE.94Jun22130802@office.home.vix.com> References: <CHANG.94Jun3133133@virtual10.harvard.edu> <JKH.94Jun22064125@morse.ilo.dec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: office.home.vix.com In-reply-to: jkh@morse.ilo.dec.com's message of 22 Jun 1994 05:41:24 GMT NetBSD-current has code in it to make MCIA "just another bus", like ISA or EISA, and this is being adapted for BSD/386. The (grim) alternative is to do as FreeBSD is doing and put code for every MCIA slot controller (hint: Intel isn't the only company making them, and the others are NOT compatible) into every MCIA-capable driver. Since the 3C589 (MCIA ether) is just another Etherlink III (like the 3C509 (ISA) and 3C579 (EISA)), it should be possible to use one driver for all three boards. Likewise the NE4100 (MCIA) and NE2000 (ISA). The currently available hacks are NOT reasonable long term solutions. -- Paul Vixie Redwood City, CA decwrl!vixie!paul <paul@vix.com>