Re: Re: e100 vs eepro100

On Sat, May 08, 2004 at 10:40:22PM +0200, baldyeti wrote:
> >Please let me know the exact PCI IDs for which e100 works better
> >than eepro100. Or a patch to /usr/share/hwdata/pcitable.
> >
> >Regards
> >-Klaus Knopper
> 
> here goes:
> 
> 02:08.0 Ethernet controller:
>         Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
> 
> 02:08.0 Class 0200: 8086:2449 (rev 03)
> 
> FWIW, the adapter is being used in 10 Mbps Half duplex mode
> 
> Now I am curious: since for once we have a constructor-provided
> OSS driver, why not reverse the logic and adopt e100 by default?
> Is eepro likely to be as well maintained and tested as an intel-backed
> driver, or merely favored by sheer habit?

Well, I'm curious: Does e100 fully replace the eepro100 driver, or are
there adapters that only run with eepro100 but not with e100?

Regards
-Klaus Knopper