Commit aa4e2e17 authored by Ben Hutchings's avatar Ben Hutchings Committed by David S. Miller

Documentation/3c509: document ethtool support

3c509 was changed to support ethtool in 2002, making the 'xcvr' module
parameter obsolete in most cases.  More recently 3c509 was converted
to the modern driver model and this parameter was removed.  Fix the
documentation to refer to ethtool rather than the module parameter.
Signed-off-by: default avatarBen Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parent eb70df13
...@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ for LILO parameters for doing this: ...@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ for LILO parameters for doing this:
This configures the first found 3c509 card for IRQ 10, base I/O 0x310, and This configures the first found 3c509 card for IRQ 10, base I/O 0x310, and
transceiver type 3 (10base2). The flag "0x3c509" must be set to avoid conflicts transceiver type 3 (10base2). The flag "0x3c509" must be set to avoid conflicts
with other card types when overriding the I/O address. When the driver is with other card types when overriding the I/O address. When the driver is
loaded as a module, only the IRQ and transceiver setting may be overridden. loaded as a module, only the IRQ may be overridden. For example,
For example, setting two cards to 10base2/IRQ10 and AUI/IRQ11 is done by using setting two cards to IRQ10 and IRQ11 is done by using the irq module
the xcvr and irq module options: option:
options 3c509 xcvr=3,1 irq=10,11 options 3c509 irq=10,11
(2) Full-duplex mode (2) Full-duplex mode
...@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ itself full-duplex capable. This is almost certainly one of two things: a full- ...@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ itself full-duplex capable. This is almost certainly one of two things: a full-
duplex-capable Ethernet switch (*not* a hub), or a full-duplex-capable NIC on duplex-capable Ethernet switch (*not* a hub), or a full-duplex-capable NIC on
another system that's connected directly to the 3c509B via a crossover cable. another system that's connected directly to the 3c509B via a crossover cable.
Full-duplex mode can be enabled using 'ethtool'.
/////Extremely important caution concerning full-duplex mode///// /////Extremely important caution concerning full-duplex mode/////
Understand that the 3c509B's hardware's full-duplex support is much more Understand that the 3c509B's hardware's full-duplex support is much more
limited than that provide by more modern network interface cards. Although limited than that provide by more modern network interface cards. Although
...@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ never automatically enable full-duplex mode in an existing installation; ...@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ never automatically enable full-duplex mode in an existing installation;
it must always be explicitly enabled via one of these code in order to be it must always be explicitly enabled via one of these code in order to be
activated. activated.
The transceiver type can be changed using 'ethtool'.
(4a) Interpretation of error messages and common problems (4a) Interpretation of error messages and common problems
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