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authorSteffen Klassert <klassert@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de>2006-03-26 11:37:44 +0200
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2006-03-26 18:56:59 +0200
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parent[PATCH] 3c59x: minor cleanups (diff)
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[PATCH] 3c59x: documentation update
Update driver documentation. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <klassert@mathematik.tu-chemnitz.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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@@ -24,36 +24,44 @@ Since kernel 2.3.99-pre6, this driver incorporates the support for the
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
=================
@@ -293,11 +301,6 @@ Donald's wake-on-LAN page:
http://www.scyld.com/wakeonlan.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
-
3Com's DOS-based application for setting up the NICs EEPROMs:
ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3c90x/3c90xx2.exe
@@ -312,10 +315,10 @@ 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>: