| (C)Copyright 1998-2000 SysKonnect, | |
| =========================================================================== | |
| skfp.txt created 11-May-2000 | |
| Readme File for skfp.o v2.06 | |
| This file contains | |
| (1) OVERVIEW | |
| (2) SUPPORTED ADAPTERS | |
| (3) GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| (4) INSTALLATION | |
| (5) INCLUSION OF THE ADAPTER IN SYSTEM START | |
| (6) TROUBLESHOOTING | |
| (7) FUNCTION OF THE ADAPTER LEDS | |
| (8) HISTORY | |
| =========================================================================== | |
| (1) OVERVIEW | |
| ============ | |
| This README explains how to use the driver 'skfp' for Linux with your | |
| network adapter. | |
| Chapter 2: Contains a list of all network adapters that are supported by | |
| this driver. | |
| Chapter 3: Gives some general information. | |
| Chapter 4: Describes common problems and solutions. | |
| Chapter 5: Shows the changed functionality of the adapter LEDs. | |
| Chapter 6: History of development. | |
| *** | |
| (2) SUPPORTED ADAPTERS | |
| ====================== | |
| The network driver 'skfp' supports the following network adapters: | |
| SysKonnect adapters: | |
| - SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP) | |
| - SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS) | |
| - SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP) | |
| - SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP) | |
| - SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS) | |
| - SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64) | |
| - SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS) | |
| - SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64) | |
| - SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64) | |
| - SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS) | |
| Compaq adapters (not tested): | |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC | |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC | |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP | |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP | |
| - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC | |
| *** | |
| (3) GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| ======================= | |
| From v2.01 on, the driver is integrated in the linux kernel sources. | |
| Therefore, the installation is the same as for any other adapter | |
| supported by the kernel. | |
| Refer to the manual of your distribution about the installation | |
| of network adapters. | |
| Makes my life much easier :-) | |
| *** | |
| (4) TROUBLESHOOTING | |
| =================== | |
| If you run into problems during installation, check those items: | |
| Problem: The FDDI adapter cannot be found by the driver. | |
| Reason: Look in /proc/pci for the following entry: | |
| 'FDDI network controller: SysKonnect SK-FDDI-PCI ...' | |
| If this entry exists, then the FDDI adapter has been | |
| found by the system and should be able to be used. | |
| If this entry does not exist or if the file '/proc/pci' | |
| is not there, then you may have a hardware problem or PCI | |
| support may not be enabled in your kernel. | |
| The adapter can be checked using the diagnostic program | |
| which is available from the SysKonnect web site: | |
| www.syskonnect.de | |
| Some COMPAQ machines have a problem with PCI under | |
| Linux. This is described in the 'PCI howto' document | |
| (included in some distributions or available from the | |
| www, e.g. at 'www.linux.org') and no workaround is available. | |
| Problem: You want to use your computer as a router between | |
| multiple IP subnetworks (using multiple adapters), but | |
| you cannot reach computers in other subnetworks. | |
| Reason: Either the router's kernel is not configured for IP | |
| forwarding or there is a problem with the routing table | |
| and gateway configuration in at least one of the | |
| computers. | |
| If your problem is not listed here, please contact our | |
| technical support for help. | |
| You can send email to: | |
| linux@syskonnect.de | |
| When contacting our technical support, | |
| please ensure that the following information is available: | |
| - System Manufacturer and Model | |
| - Boards in your system | |
| - Distribution | |
| - Kernel version | |
| *** | |
| (5) FUNCTION OF THE ADAPTER LEDS | |
| ================================ | |
| The functionality of the LED's on the FDDI network adapters was | |
| changed in SMT version v2.82. With this new SMT version, the yellow | |
| LED works as a ring operational indicator. An active yellow LED | |
| indicates that the ring is down. The green LED on the adapter now | |
| works as a link indicator where an active GREEN LED indicates that | |
| the respective port has a physical connection. | |
| With versions of SMT prior to v2.82 a ring up was indicated if the | |
| yellow LED was off while the green LED(s) showed the connection | |
| status of the adapter. During a ring down the green LED was off and | |
| the yellow LED was on. | |
| All implementations indicate that a driver is not loaded if | |
| all LEDs are off. | |
| *** | |
| (6) HISTORY | |
| =========== | |
| v2.06 (20000511) (In-Kernel version) | |
| New features: | |
| - 64 bit support | |
| - new pci dma interface | |
| - in kernel 2.3.99 | |
| v2.05 (20000217) (In-Kernel version) | |
| New features: | |
| - Changes for 2.3.45 kernel | |
| v2.04 (20000207) (Standalone version) | |
| New features: | |
| - Added rx/tx byte counter | |
| v2.03 (20000111) (Standalone version) | |
| Problems fixed: | |
| - Fixed printk statements from v2.02 | |
| v2.02 (991215) (Standalone version) | |
| Problems fixed: | |
| - Removed unnecessary output | |
| - Fixed path for "printver.sh" in makefile | |
| v2.01 (991122) (In-Kernel version) | |
| New features: | |
| - Integration in Linux kernel sources | |
| - Support for memory mapped I/O. | |
| v2.00 (991112) | |
| New features: | |
| - Full source released under GPL | |
| v1.05 (991023) | |
| Problems fixed: | |
| - Compilation with kernel version 2.2.13 failed | |
| v1.04 (990427) | |
| Changes: | |
| - New SMT module included, changing LED functionality | |
| Problems fixed: | |
| - Synchronization on SMP machines was buggy | |
| v1.03 (990325) | |
| Problems fixed: | |
| - Interrupt routing on SMP machines could be incorrect | |
| v1.02 (990310) | |
| New features: | |
| - Support for kernel versions 2.2.x added | |
| - Kernel patch instead of private duplicate of kernel functions | |
| v1.01 (980812) | |
| Problems fixed: | |
| Connection hangup with telnet | |
| Slow telnet connection | |
| v1.00 beta 01 (980507) | |
| New features: | |
| None. | |
| Problems fixed: | |
| None. | |
| Known limitations: | |
| - tar archive instead of standard package format (rpm). | |
| - FDDI statistic is empty. | |
| - not tested with 2.1.xx kernels | |
| - integration in kernel not tested | |
| - not tested simultaneously with FDDI adapters from other vendors. | |
| - only X86 processors supported. | |
| - SBA (Synchronous Bandwidth Allocator) parameters can | |
| not be configured. | |
| - does not work on some COMPAQ machines. See the PCI howto | |
| document for details about this problem. | |
| - data corruption with kernel versions below 2.0.33. | |
| *** End of information file *** |