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Conference noted::etherworks

Title:EtherWORKS Notes Conference
Notice:WWW server at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/adapters/
Moderator:NETCAD::STEFANI
Created:Wed Sep 01 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1318
Total number of notes:5673

1275.0. "DE435 questions" by KAOFS::M_VALLEE (csc hull canada) Mon Mar 10 1997 16:20

    Which chip from dec is the de435 if it is the dc21x4 type will the
    driver from the digital semiconductor page work on it.If so why does
    the network web site still have interim kit 2.41 when there are newer
    drivers on the semiconductor page.
    
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1275.1de435 uses 21040 chipNETCAD::FERGUSONMon Mar 10 1997 22:2714
    de435 uses 21041, and does work with dc21x4 drivers.
    As for why the drivers on the interim kit are old ...
    they work.  It is not an effective use of time to update
    drivers for this adapter when what is there works.  The
    later dc21x4 drivers add support for other controllers
    (21041, 21140, 22140A, 21142, 21143).  Feel free to use
    the newer drivers.
    
    That said, later this week there will be a new interim kit
    for de43x, driven by the availability of new SCO drivers.
    If I am very lucky, this would be the last interim kit for 
    this product (I'm not usually that lucky).
    
    Janice
1275.2netrix.lkg.dec.com::thomasThe Code WarriorTue Mar 11 1997 09:161
de435 uses the 21040 (the de450 uses the 21041).
1275.3NETCAD::FERGUSONTue Mar 11 1997 09:389
    Sorry for the typo in .1
    
    de425	21040          
    de434	21040
    de435	21040
    de450	21041
    de500-xa	21140
    de500-aa    21140a
    de500-ba	21143