ethernet/dec/de4x5.rst

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10 	 - DE425 TP/COAX EISA
11 	 - DE434 TP PCI
12 	 - DE435 TP/COAX/AUI PCI
13 	 - DE450 TP/COAX/AUI PCI
14 	 - DE500 10/100 PCI Fasternet
17     Digital Semiconductor   SROM   Specification.    The  driver   currently
20 	 - DC21040  (no SROM)
21 	 - DC21041[A]
22 	 - DC21140[A]
23 	 - DC21142
24 	 - DC21143
28 	 - KINGSTON
29 	 - Linksys
30 	 - ZNYX342
31 	 - SMC8432
32 	 - SMC9332 (w/new SROM)
33 	 - ZNYX31[45]
34 	 - ZNYX346 10/100 4 port (can act as a 10/100 bridge!)
48     measurement. Their error is +/-20k on a quiet (private) network and also
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81     3) compile  de4x5.c, but include -DMODULE in  the command line to ensure
103     I've changed the timing routines to  use the kernel timer and scheduling
113     The SMC9332 card  has a non-compliant SROM  which needs fixing -  I have
114     patched this  driver to detect it  because the SROM format used complies
115     to a previous DEC-STD format.
122     I  have added SROM decoding  routines to make this  driver work with any
123     card that  supports the Digital  Semiconductor SROM spec. This will help
128     (with the latest SROM complying  with the SROM spec  V3: their first was
154     Where SROM media  detection is used and  full duplex is specified in the
155     SROM,  the feature is  ignored unless  lp->params.fdx  is set at compile
159     autonegotiation feature in  the SROM autoconf  code, this detection will
164     and media. The only lexical constraints are:  the board name (dev->name)
172 		       sub-parameters:
176     Case sensitivity is important  for  the sub-parameters. They *must*   be
183 	DE4X5_OPTS = -DDE4X5_PARM='"eth0:fdx autosense=AUI eth2:autosense=TP"'