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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: problem with 3c590
Date: 19 Jul 1996 11:32:44 +0100
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Naoki Hamada (nao@sbl.cl.nec.co.jp) wrote:
: Mike wrote:
: >An alternative fix
: >might be to check free FIFO space again, after requesting the transmit
: >available interrupt, but I haven't bothered pursuing this.

: OK, I tried it. I have no 3C590, so I am not sure if it really works.

I'll try it too.  I've set the top bit on the length (in if_nep) when
transmitting, it makes things better, but it still hangs now and again!

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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....