cvs commit: src/sys/conf files.i386 src/sys/modules Makefile src/sys/modules/el Makefile src/sys/i386/conf NOTES src/sys/i386/isa if_el.c if_elreg.h

[Slawa Olhovchenkov]

On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 02:12:08PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote:

> On Tuesday 30 August 2005 09:06 am, Roman Kurakin wrote:
> > John Baldwin wrote:
> > >jhb         2005-08-26 13:42:04 UTC
> > >
> > >  FreeBSD src repository
> > >
> > >  Modified files:
> > >    sys/conf             files.i386
> > >    sys/modules          Makefile
> > >    sys/i386/conf        NOTES
> > >  Removed files:
> > >    sys/modules/el       Makefile
> > >    sys/i386/isa         if_el.c if_elreg.h
> > >  Log:
> > >  Remove the el(4) driver for 3Com 3c501 ISA NICs from HEAD as threatened
> > >  earlier as no one has stepped up to test recent changes to the driver.
> > >  Oddly, the module was actually turned on on ia64 though I'm fairly
> > > certain that no ia64 machine has ever had or will ever have an ISA slot.
> >
> > I can find a link to an external bridge for ISA if you want.
> > I don't know if it would work under FreeBSD, but you
> > may try to run ISA card on ia64 that way.
> > You may even try to made this device by yourself if the
> > soldering iron is your friend.
> >
> > rik
> 
> The ia64 comment was more that the module probably shouldn't have been enabled 
> on ia64 in the first place.  Why would you want to hack up a way to stick an 
> 8-bit ISA 10Mbit ethernet card in a machine that probably has at least one 
> (probably two or more) 10/100 (if not gige) builtin NICs.  

10base5/10base2 connectivity?