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- Lines: 30
- Date:
Wed Mar 6 15:04:20 1996
- Orig file:
v1.3.71/linux/drivers/net/README.ewrk3
- Orig date:
Wed Nov 2 11:38:34 1994
diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.71/linux/drivers/net/README.ewrk3 linux/drivers/net/README.ewrk3
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
'NICSETUP.EXE' tools provided on the DOS drivers disk (type 'make' in that
subdirectory to make the tools).
-The supported cards are DE203, DE204 and DE205. All other cards are NOT
-supported - refer to the depca files for running the LANCE based network
-cards from Digital.
+The supported cards are DE203, DE204 and DE205. All other cards are NOT
+supported - refer to 'depca.c' for running the LANCE based network cards and
+'de4x5.c' for the DIGITAL Semiconductor PCI chip based adapters from
+Digital.
The ability to load this driver as a loadable module has been included and
used extensively during the driver development (to save those long reboot
@@ -15,13 +16,14 @@
0) have a copy of the loadable modules code installed on your system.
1) copy ewrk3.c from the /linux/drivers/net directory to your favourite
temporary directory.
- 2) edit the source code near line 1750 to reflect the I/O address and
+ 2) edit the source code near line 1898 to reflect the I/O address and
IRQ you're using.
3) compile ewrk3.c, but include -DMODULE in the command line to ensure
that the correct bits are compiled (see end of source code).
4) if you are wanting to add a new card, goto 5. Otherwise, recompile a
kernel with the ewrk3 configuration turned off and reboot.
5) insmod ewrk3.o
+ [Alan Cox: Changed this so you can insmod ewrk3.o irq=x io=y]
6) run the net startup bits for your new eth?? interface manually
(usually /etc/rc.inet[12] at boot time).
7) enjoy!
FUNET's LINUX-ADM group, linux-adm@nic.funet.fi
TCL-scripts by Sam Shen, slshen@lbl.gov
with Sam's (original) version of this