[eepro100] new driver compile

Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 16:58:32 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Djamil ESSAISSI wrote:

> everything's ok, but i'm kinda picky:
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> eepro100.c:v1.15 5/18/2001 Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>
>   http://www.scyld.com/network/eepro100.html
> eth0: Intel Pro/100 V Network at 0xe0978000, 00:03:47:9D:FC:55, IRQ 7.
>   Receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling work-around.
>   Board assembly 000000-000, Physical connectors present: RJ45
>   Primary interface chip i82555 PHY #1.
...
> I would love to if it showed board assembly ID, 'cause i know that so
> far it's running on eepro100 compatibility mode, as all these boards are
> "somehow" backward compatible ... 

I'm guessing that you have an on-motherboard adapter, integrated as part
of the support chipset.  Intel doesn't provide a board assembly number.

This has no operational impact.  The driver only uses this information
for the initial message.

> " 01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 2449
> (rev 01 " this is my peace of lspci ... 
> 
> i thaught at this date, this device should be already in the PCI
> device list of the kernel tree ... 

It is a relatively new ID, but this does point out the difficulty of
keeping a text string database for every PCI adapter on the planet.

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