PCNET_CS

Section: Devices and Network Interfaces (4)
Updated: 1999/12/21 22:58:26
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NAME

pcnet_cs - generic NS8390-based PCMCIA Ethernet Driver

SYNOPSIS

insmod pcnet_cs.o [pc_debug=n] [irq_list=i,j,...] [if_port=n] [use_big_buf=n] [mem_speed=n] [delay_output=n] [delay_time=n] [hw_addr=n,n,n,n,n,n]

DESCRIPTION

Pcnet_cs is a driver for all NS8390-based PCMCIA ethernet cards. It can use either polled IO or a shared memory window to exchange data with the card. The driver first tests for a shared memory buffer, falling back on polled IO if the memory test fails. It replaces the de650_cs and ibmcc_cs drivers in previous releases. When this driver is bound to a card, it allocates the next available ethernet device (eth0..eth#). This device name will be reported in the kernel log file, and passed on to cardmgr(8).

PARAMETERS

pc_debug=n: Selects the PCMCIA debugging level. This parameter is only available if the module is compiled with debugging enabled. A non-zero value enables debugging.
irq_list=i,j,...: Specifies the set of interrupts that may be allocated by this driver.
if_port=n: Selects the transceiver type, for Socket EA and IBM CCAE cards. 1 is 10baseT (twisted pair), and 2 is 10base2 (BNC, or thin net). The default is 1 (10baseT).
use_big_buf=n: For Socket EA cards, a flag indicating if the driver should use the large (64K) packet buffer. The default is 1 (true).
mem_speed=n: Sets the access speed of the shared memory window, in nanoseconds. The default is 0 (i.e., no extra wait states). Values of up to 1000 are legal.
delay_output=n: Specifies that a delay should be inserted after a polled IO block output. This is turned on by default for Accton and Socket EA cards.
delay_time=n: Specifies the length of the delay_output delay, in microseconds. The default is 4.
hw_addr=n,n,n,n,n,n: For cards whose hardware ethernet addresses can't be identified by the current driver, this is a hack for hardwiring a specific address. The argument should consist of exactly six byte-sized numbers, separated by commas, with no spaces. Numbers may be in decimal or hex ('0xNN').

DIAGNOSTICS

eth#: interrupt(s) dropped!: Indicates that the driver did not receive an interrupt notification for some reason. The driver will poll the card (with a significant performance penalty) if the problem persists. The most likely cause is an interrupt conflict and/or host bridge configuration problem.

AUTHOR

David Hinds - dhinds@pcmcia.sourceforge.org

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Time: 23:01:58 GMT, December 21, 1999