Re: [PATCH] new version of the starfire driver for 2.2.19pre

2001-02-12 Thread Ion Badulescu
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Ion Badulescu wrote: > Here is an incremental patch from the version in 2.2.19pre10 to the latest > version of starfire.c. Please apply, the 2219pre10 version doesn't work if > compiled-in (because drivers/net builds net.a not net.o). It also fixes > the MII interface dete

Re: [PATCH] new version of the starfire driver for 2.2.19pre

2001-02-12 Thread Ion Badulescu
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > Ok I didnt realise the firmware thing was tcp checksum paths only. Thats fine Thanks. Here is an incremental patch from the version in 2.2.19pre10 to the latest version of starfire.c. Please apply, the 2219pre10 version doesn't work if compiled-in (becau

Re: [PATCH] new version of the starfire driver for 2.2.19pre

2001-02-12 Thread Alan Cox
> But the driver _does_ work without the firmware, it only loses the > hardware TCP checksum on Rx capability. That's what we have in 2.4.x right > now, why should 2.2.x be pickier and *demand* to have the firmware or no > support at all? Ok I didnt realise the firmware thing was tcp checksum p

Re: [PATCH] new version of the starfire driver for 2.2.19pre

2001-02-12 Thread Ion Badulescu
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Alan Cox wrote: > No resolution to firmware fiasco, no driver in kernel But the driver _does_ work without the firmware, it only loses the hardware TCP checksum on Rx capability. That's what we have in 2.4.x right now, why should 2.2.x be pickier and *demand* to have the fi

Re: [PATCH] new version of the starfire driver for 2.2.19pre

2001-02-12 Thread Alan Cox
No resolution to firmware fiasco, no driver in kernel - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/