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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
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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.
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