Reference: > From: ghozzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 22:59:26 +0400 > Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
ghozzy wrote: > On 6/8/07, Julian Stacey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone seen PLIP working on FreeBSD-6.2 release ? > > I've tested my PLIP cable between 2 x 4.11 boxes. I'm trying to > > install a laptop with 6.2 boot flops (with failed pcmcia/ether > > recognition) I cant get that laptop & a 6.2 tower to talk to each > > other. Neither will those 2 x 6.2 talk to 4.11. I havent quite > > done all exhaustive tests, (but am exhausted & seems worth asking :-) > > > > Julian > > -- > > Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. > > http://berklix.com > > HTML mail=spam. Ihr Rauch=mein allergischer Kopfschmerz. Dump cigs 4 > > snuff. > > It seems to me PLIP has been broken somwhere after branching RELENG_5. > Between two RELENG_4 it worked fine (used from about 4.3 to latest 4.11). > If any end was using RELENG_5 or RELENG_6 it didn't work any more. > I thought first, maybe there were some incompatible changes in protocol > or something, i tried to use the same FreeBSD versions on two ends > (both RELENG_5 or both RELENG_6), but that was not the case. > > My tests were not exhaustive either, but i actually tried to fire it up again > numerous times, enough for my own assurance. > > If anybody could shed some light, i would be curious. > I could also make tests if needed. Thanks for confirmation ghozzy, Can anyone say eg "No it works for me" ? Or now we know PL-IP is broken, Options: - Post [EMAIL PROTECTED] for specialists, - Post [EMAIL PROTECTED] (where it most hurts, as PLIP really needed when pcmcia slots not recognised on older laptops so cant install FreeBSD). - Send-pr for manual to declare plip broken. - Read & compare source of 4.11 & 6.2 Release src/sys/dev/ppbus/if_plip.c (interesting, but short of time, & others who've hacked / broken it might fix quicker ?) I viewed with /usr/ports/textproc/mgdiff & diff not that big, eg diff -c 4.11/usr/src/sys/dev/ppbus/if_plip.c.~1~ \ 6.1/usr/src/sys/dev/ppbus/if_plip.c.~1~ | wc 481 1466 11651 Julian -- Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. http://berklix.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
