Re: Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Mobile Adapter unsupported?

[Volker Kindermann <openbsd_(_at_)_secspace_(_dot_)_de>]

> > recently I have bought an Intel PCMCIA network card: Intel
> > EtherExpress PRO/100 Mobile Adapter. It has the Intel Part Number
> > MBLA1600.
> >
> > Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: pcmcia0: CIS version PC Card Standard
> > 5.0 Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: pcmcia0: CIS info: Intel,
> > EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100 PC Card Mobile Adapter16, PRO/100 M16A,
> > 1.00 Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: pcmcia0: Manufacturer code 0x89,
> > product 0x10a Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: pcmcia0: function 0;
> > network adapter, ccr addr 800 mask 3 Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd:
> > pcmcia0: function 0, config table entry 1: I/O card; irq mask 8ebc;
> > iomask 4, iospace 0-f; memspace 0-fff0; mwait_required rdybsy_active
> > io8 io16 irqpulse irqlevel powerdown Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: xe0
> > at pcmcia0 function 0 "Intel, EtherExpress(TM) PRO/100 PC Card
> > Mobile Adapter16, PRO/100 M16A" port 0xa000/16: address
> > 00:a0:c9:bc:09:5e Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: ukphy0 at xe0 phy 0:
> > Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd:
> > ukphy0: OUI 0x00057d, model 0x0000, rev. 0 Nov 15 11:24:05 argus
> > /bsd: ukphy1 at xe0 phy 16: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface Nov
> > 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: ukphy1: OUI 0x00057d, model 0x0000, rev. 0
> > Nov 15 11:24:05 argus /bsd: ifmedia_match: multiple match for
> > 0x20/0xfffffff

> As you can see in the dmesg, 2 phys (ukphy0 and ukphy1) attach to xe0.
> This is not normal.

how can I prevent this? Do I have to change the kernel configuration
(running GENERIC). I have two of these cards, both show the same
behaviour.

If anyone who has the knowledge to write device drivers for these cards
I would give him one of the cards for the time he needs it to write this
driver.

 -volker