Re: New problem with 3c905b and Boot-ROM

[Marc Prager <mp@asterius.de>]

Hi Ken,

>I assume the PCI device ID is correctly set in the Makefile? It could
>be that 3Com changed the hardware. A bad habit that manufacturers are
>getting into is making a large change the hardware and only a small change
>in the model number. The only solution I think is to get the datasheet
>from 3Com and try to modify the driver to understand the new hardware.

It's a bad habit of manufacturers to introduce new features instead of fixing
bugs.

Do you think a newby to NIC-programming has a real chance to
(successfully) modify the driver? If so, tell me where to get the
datasheet+knowledge to modify the driver.

Thanks Marc
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