[K12OSN] Bootable floppy challenge: DFE-530TX+

[Pete]

Richard K. Ingalls wrote:

> I had a chance to get 20 super cheap NICs, they are D-Link DFE-530TX+ 
> , Rev.E1 cards.  When I researched them online I read that I could use 
> the RTL8139 zdsk image from Rom-o-matic.net.  My problem is that the 
> chip on the card is not a RealTek chip, as I thought it would be.  The 
> chip says DL10038D.  Can anyone help me to determine the correct 
> bootable floppy image from rom-o-matic that I need to use?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
>
http://www.etherboot.org/db/nics.php?show=tech_data&chip_manufacturer=D-Link

family	drivers/net/rtl8139
dfe538	0x1186,0x1300	DFE530TX+/DFE538TX

So it should work with RTL8139 (I think, not sure)

Did you test it?

Peter

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