Re: 2.2 missing features

Tygrys (tygrys@fidonet.org.pl)
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:15:21 +0200

Steven N. Hirsch wrote:
>
> On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, Edward Welbon wrote:
>
> > The 3Com 3c515 100BT ISA ethernet adapter should be supported by 2.2 as it
> > is for 2.0. I last built 2.1.125 see that the 3c515 is not included in
> > the configurator. redhat and debian distributions include support, the
> > 2.0 kernels include 3c515 in the configuration menus.
>
> I'll second this. I've been happily running 2.1.110-125 using the latest
> 3c515 driver from Don Becker's web site. No problems at all.

The same thing with the tulip driver! Why people have to change drivers,
when they use 2.1 (and, later, 2.2)? It is very strange behaviour, to
put an _archaic_ (not working!) driver in 2.1, while in 2.0 we have the
newest one.

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