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From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Lance query 
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Message-ID: <718075048snx@crynwr.com>
References: <12764.9210021637@thor.cf.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 92 01:17:28 GMT
Organization: Crynwr Software
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In article <12764.9210021637@thor.cf.ac.uk> spedpr@thor.cf.ac.uk writes:

   I've been getting a number of is1:reset errors from the isolink driver
   and the cause is due to the lance stopping its transmitter.
   Specifically, in the interrupt routine the transmitter-on (TXON) bit of
   the lance is checked and if it isn't set then a reset occurs.

   What I want to know is: under what circumstances does the lance clear
   this bit, supposedly indicating that the transmitter has been switched
   off?

I don't know, particularly.  However, AMD insists that there are no
bugs in the LANCE, so the answer to your question lies in their
published documentation.  No hidden bug sheet/shit.

-russ <nelson@crynwr.com>  I'm proud to be a humble Quaker!
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