Re: [MiNT] PCI Ethernet boards drivers for MiNT

[Jean-Luc CECCOLI <Jean-Luc.Ceccoli@wanadoo.fr>]

On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:22:45 , Stefan Niestegge <beetle@abbuc.de> wrote:
> Am 10.11.2010 18:02, schrieb Jean-Luc CECCOLI:
> > On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:32:57 , Peter Slegg<p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>  wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:00:35 , Jean-Luc CECCOLI<Jean-Luc.Ceccoli@wanadoo.fr>  wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> Are drivers for PCI ethernet boards planned ?
> >>>
> >> http://assemsoft.atari.org/rtl8139/index.html
> >>
> >> Is this what you mean ?
> >>
> >>
> > I didn't know about this.
> > Fine. :-)
> >
> That driver successfully recognizes my RTL8139 card and configures it
> for MiNTnet (static IP setup).
> As soon i attempt to transfer data, the system hangs or just nothing
> happens.
>
> This is due to some DMA problem in CTPCI yet to be solved, i've been told.
>
> RTL8029 cards are not available in 3.3V version.
>
> The Hades 8139 driver uses offscreen memory of the ATi gfx card in Hades
> for buffering DMA transfers, so that one doesn't work on anything but
> the Hades.
>
Things suddenly become less fine. :-(
That means I ought to wait before I ask for my CTPCIs to be sent to me ?

Thanks,

J.-Luc