Mailing Lists: Apple Mailing Lists
Image of Mac OS face in stamp
 
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: darwin-drivers digest, Vol 2 #503 - 7 msgs

> From: "rimas" <email@hidden>
> Subject: questions about AppleGMACEthernet driver source code
> To: email@hidden
> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:31:59 -0800
>
> greetings,
>
> i recently acquired a 1.25 gHz titanium powerbook G4
> that i have been testing my ethernet audio hardware
> device driver on (under 10.2.8). However I've
> encountered a problem:
>
> When I load the AppleGMACEthernet kernel extension
> that comes with 10.2.8 (version 1.3b15) on the new
> powerbook, the I/O registry explorer reports that the
> PHY type is a "Marvell 88E1111" and networking works
> fine.
>
> When I built my own copy of the same version of the
> AppleGMACEthernet extension (from the source code
> available from apple), the PHY type is identified as
> "Unknown" and the ethernet port doesn't work. There
> is no reference to the 88E1111 PHY chip anywhere in
> the source code (there are references to the 88E1011
> chip though). whats going on?? it seems like the
> "open source" driver available from apple doesn't
> correspond to the driver that actually comes with the
> OS.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on this situation or
> maybe suggest another forum where someone might be
> able to answer this question ? or tell me where i can
> get the source code to an AppleGMACEthernet driver
> that supports the Marvell 88E1111 PHY chip ?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> -rimas
When we work on new hardware that we don't yet want to make public, e.g. the
Marvell PHY, we #ifdef out the code that goes to open source. Sometimes
after the hardware is shipping we humans forget to undo the #ifdefs. Support
for the Marvell PHY should show up soon in open source. Contact developer
support or me if you need that code in a more timely manner.


Mike Johnson
_______________________________________________
darwin-drivers mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives: http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/darwin-drivers
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.


Visit the Apple Store online or at retail locations.
1-800-MY-APPLE

Contact Apple | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.