[vortex] Diagnostic result question

[Bogdan Costescu]

On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Carlos wrote:

> >  I want to know if the last 3 line of this out put is something to
> > worry obout?????

> >   Vortex format checksum is incorrect (004a vs. 10b7).
> >   Cyclone format checksum is incorrect (0xda vs. 0xdc).
> >   Hurricane format checksum is incorrect (0xf3 vs. 0xdc).

No, there's nothing to worry about. The EEPROM format changed several
times and the format for the 905C cards is not well documented. The driver
also used to write a "Checksum error" message that is now disabled for all
905C cards because almost everybody would get it...

Sincerely,

Bogdan Costescu

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