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Re: VIA Rhine (was Re: Redboot and ethernet)

From: Chuck McManis <ecos at mcmanis dot com>
To: ECOS Discussion Group <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:57:15 -0800
Subject: Re: [ECOS] VIA Rhine (was Re: [ECOS] Redboot and ethernet)
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20060212155856.04043d90@66.125.189.29> <6.1.2.0.2.20060212170917.041b4ec0@66.125.189.29> <20060213080043.GB14041@lunn.ch> <6.1.2.0.2.20060213002727.0434e4d0@66.125.189.29>

At 12:41 AM 2/13/2006, I wrote:
> This was a major clue, I found the bug. The bug is that the
> Epia MII Mini-ITX motherboard uses the HS6103 Phy and the MAC
> is integrated into the VT8325 south bridge. Apparently it is derived
> from the Rhine chip but is not the same as the Rhine chip.

My confusion came from the fact that on FreeBSD this interface is detected and configured as a "vr0" which is, in the config file, Rhine or Rhine II. (Perhaps it is a Rhine II). I'm looking over the docs on the southbridge to see how it differs from the code in the repository now.

--Chuck


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References:
- Redboot and ethernet
  - From: Chuck McManis
- VIA Rhine (was Re: Redboot and ethernet)
  - From: Chuck McManis
- Re: VIA Rhine (was Re: Redboot and ethernet)
  - From: Andrew Lunn
- Re: VIA Rhine (was Re: Redboot and ethernet)
  - From: Chuck McManis

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