Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
-Andrew Morton <andrewm@uow.edu.au>
+Andrew Morton
30 April 2000
Don is no longer the prime maintainer of this version of the driver.
Please report problems to one or more of:
- Andrew Morton <andrewm@uow.edu.au>
+ Andrew Morton
Netdev mailing list <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
This driver supports the following hardware:
- 3c590 Vortex 10Mbps
- 3c592 EISA 10mbps Demon/Vortex
- 3c597 EISA Fast Demon/Vortex
- 3c595 Vortex 100baseTx
- 3c595 Vortex 100baseT4
- 3c595 Vortex 100base-MII
- 3Com Vortex
- 3c900 Boomerang 10baseT
- 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo
- 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPO
- 3c900B Cyclone 10Mbps T
- 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps Combo
- 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPC
- 3c900B-FL Cyclone 10base-FL
- 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx
- 3c905 Boomerang 100baseT4
- 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx
- 3c905B Cyclone 10/100/BNC
- 3c905B-FX Cyclone 100baseFx
- 3c905C Tornado
- 3c980 Cyclone
- 3cSOHO100-TX Hurricane
- 3c555 Laptop Hurricane
- 3c575 Boomerang CardBus
- 3CCFE575 Cyclone CardBus
- 3CCFE575CT Cyclone CardBus
- 3CCFE656 Cyclone CardBus
- 3CCFEM656 Cyclone CardBus
- 3c450 Cyclone/unknown
-
+ 3c590 Vortex 10Mbps
+ 3c592 EISA 10Mbps Demon/Vortex
+ 3c597 EISA Fast Demon/Vortex
+ 3c595 Vortex 100baseTx
+ 3c595 Vortex 100baseT4
+ 3c595 Vortex 100base-MII
+ 3c900 Boomerang 10baseT
+ 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps Combo
+ 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPO
+ 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps Combo
+ 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps TPC
+ 3c900B-FL Cyclone 10base-FL
+ 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx
+ 3c905 Boomerang 100baseT4
+ 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx
+ 3c905B Cyclone 10/100/BNC
+ 3c905B-FX Cyclone 100baseFx
+ 3c905C Tornado
+ 3c920B-EMB-WNM (ATI Radeon 9100 IGP)
+ 3c980 Cyclone
+ 3c980C Python-T
+ 3cSOHO100-TX Hurricane
+ 3c555 Laptop Hurricane
+ 3c556 Laptop Tornado
+ 3c556B Laptop Hurricane
+ 3c575 [Megahertz] 10/100 LAN CardBus
+ 3c575 Boomerang CardBus
+ 3CCFE575BT Cyclone CardBus
+ 3CCFE575CT Tornado CardBus
+ 3CCFE656 Cyclone CardBus
+ 3CCFEM656B Cyclone+Winmodem CardBus
+ 3CXFEM656C Tornado+Winmodem CardBus
+ 3c450 HomePNA Tornado
+ 3c920 Tornado
+ 3c982 Hydra Dual Port A
+ 3c982 Hydra Dual Port B
+ 3c905B-T4
+ 3c920B-EMB-WNM Tornado
Module parameters
=================
Additional documentation is available at Don Becker's Linux Drivers site:
- http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
+ http://www.scyld.com/vortex.html
Donald Becker's driver development site:
- http://www.scyld.com/network
+ http://www.scyld.com/network.html
Donald's vortex-diag program is useful for inspecting the NIC's state:
- http://www.scyld.com/diag/#pci-diags
+ http://www.scyld.com/ethercard_diag.html
Donald's mii-diag program may be used for inspecting and manipulating
the NIC's Media Independent Interface subsystem:
- http://www.scyld.com/diag/#mii-diag
+ http://www.scyld.com/ethercard_diag.html#mii-diag
Donald's wake-on-LAN page:
- http://www.scyld.com/expert/wake-on-lan.html
-
-3Com's documentation for many NICs, including the ones supported by
-this driver is available at
-
- http://support.3com.com/partners/developer/developer_form.html
+ http://www.scyld.com/wakeonlan.html
3Com's DOS-based application for setting up the NICs EEPROMs:
ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3c90x/3c90xx2.exe
-Driver updates and a detailed changelog for the modifications which
-were made for the 2.3/2,4 series kernel is available at
-
- http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/#3c59x-2.3
-
Autonegotiation notes
---------------------
The driver uses a one-minute heartbeat for adapting to changes in
- the external LAN environment. This means that when, for example, a
- machine is unplugged from a hubbed 10baseT LAN plugged into a
- switched 100baseT LAN, the throughput will be quite dreadful for up
- to sixty seconds. Be patient.
+ the external LAN environment if link is up and 5 seconds if link is down.
+ This means that when, for example, a machine is unplugged from a hubbed
+ 10baseT LAN plugged into a switched 100baseT LAN, the throughput
+ will be quite dreadful for up to sixty seconds. Be patient.
Cisco interoperability note from Walter Wong <wcw+@CMU.EDU>:
Eliminate some variables: try different cards, different
computers, different cables, different ports on the switch/hub,
- different versions of the kernel or ofthe driver, etc.
+ different versions of the kernel or of the driver, etc.
- OK, it's a driver problem.
You need to generate a report. Typically this is an email to the
maintainer and/or linux-net@vger.kernel.org. The maintainer's
- email address will be inthe driver source or in the MAINTAINERS file.
+ email address will be in the driver source or in the MAINTAINERS file.
- The contents of your report will vary a lot depending upon the
problem. If it's a kernel crash then you should refer to the
send all logs to the maintainer.
3) Download you card's diagnostic tool from Donald
- Backer's website http://www.scyld.com/diag. Download
- mii-diag.c as well. Build these.
+ Becker's website <http://www.scyld.com/ethercard_diag.html>.
+ Download mii-diag.c as well. Build these.
a) Run 'vortex-diag -aaee' and 'mii-diag -v' when the card is
working correctly. Save the output.
b) Run the above commands when the card is malfunctioning. Send
both sets of output.
-Finally, please be patient and be prepared to do some work. You may end up working on
-this problem for a week or more as the maintainer asks more questions, asks for more
-tests, asks for patches to be applied, etc. At the end of it all, the problem may even
-remain unresolved.
-
+Finally, please be patient and be prepared to do some work. You may
+end up working on this problem for a week or more as the maintainer
+asks more questions, asks for more tests, asks for patches to be
+applied, etc. At the end of it all, the problem may even remain
+unresolved.
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