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From: adoane@eagle.ais.net (Andrew J. Doane)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: EtherLink III Parallel Tasking PCI Bus Master Adapter and BSD 2.0
Date: 22 Aug 1995 01:07:33 GMT
Organization: American Information Systems, Inc.
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Paul A Vixie (vixie@wisdom.home.vix.com) wrote:
: > Does anyone knows if BSD 2.0 can initialize the etherlink III PCI Bus Master 
: > adapter 3C590-TPO? 

: No.  I have the docs for it, but not the card itself.  The changes aren't
: that horrendous, but the card definitely won't "just work" with the existing
: driver.

It won't work.  I bought the card after glancing at the manual of supported
cards... I didn't look close enough.  It supports EISA, not PCI.

/ajd/

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