patch-2.3.99-pre6 linux/Documentation/networking/fore200e.txt

• Lines: 79
• Date: Fri Apr 14 09:37:10 2000
• Orig file: v2.3.99-pre5/linux/Documentation/networking/fore200e.txt
• Orig date: Sat Feb 26 22:31:37 2000

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.3.99-pre5/linux/Documentation/networking/fore200e.txt linux/Documentation/networking/fore200e.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 
-Fore PCA-200E/SBA-200E ATM NIC Firmware Copyright Notice
---------------------------------------------------------
+FORE Systems PCA-200E/SBA-200E ATM NIC driver
+---------------------------------------------
+
+This driver adds support for the FORE Systems 200E-series ATM adapters
+to the Linux operating system. It is based on the earlier PCA-200E driver
+written by Uwe Dannowski.
+
+The driver simultaneously supports PCA-200E and SBA-200E adapters on
+i386, alpha (untested), powerpc, sparc and sparc64 archs.
+
+The intent is to enable the use of different models of FORE adapters at the
+same time, by hosts that have several bus interfaces (such as PCI+SBUS,
+PCI+MCA or PCI+EISA).
+
+Only PCI and SBUS devices are currently supported by the driver, but support
+for other bus interfaces such as EISA should not be too hard to add (this may
+be more tricky for the MCA bus, though, as FORE made some MCA-specific
+modifications to the adapter's AALI interface).
+
+
+Firmware Copyright Notice
+-------------------------
 
 Please read the fore200e_firmware_copyright file present
 in the linux/drivers/atm directory for details and restrictions.
@@ -13,26 +33,22 @@
 uploaded to the ATM adapters at system boot time or at module loading time. 
 The supplied firmware images should work with all adapters.
 
-However, if you encounter problems (firmware doesn't start or the driver
-is unable to read PROM data), you may consider trying another firmware
+However, if you encounter problems (the firmware doesn't start or the driver
+is unable to read the PROM data), you may consider trying another firmware
 version. Alternative binary firmware images can be found somewhere on the
-ForeThough CD-ROM supplied with your adapter by FORE Systems.
+ForeThought CD-ROM supplied with your adapter by FORE Systems.
 
 You can also get the latest firmware images from FORE Systems at
 http://www.fore.com. Register TACTics Online and go to
 the 'software updates' pages. The firmware binaries are part of
-the various ForeThough software distributions.
+the various ForeThought software distributions.
 
 Notice that different versions of the PCA-200E firmware exist, depending
 on the endianess of the host architecture. The driver is shipped with
 both little and big endian PCA firmware images.
 
 Name and location of the new firmware images can be set at kernel
-configuration time.
-
-
-Driver Rebuilding
------------------
+configuration time:
 
 1. Copy the new firmware binary files (with .bin, .bin1 or .bin2 suffix)
    to some directory, such as linux/drivers/atm.
@@ -40,11 +56,7 @@
 2. Reconfigure your kernel to set the new firmware name and location.
    Expected pathnames are absolute or relative to the drivers/atm directory.
 
-3. Delete the files drivers/atm/fore200e_pca_fw.[co] and/or fore200e_sba_fw.[co]
-   to ensure that the new firmware will be used when rebuilding the kernel or
-   the module.
-
-4. Rebuild and re-install your kernel or your module.
+3. Rebuild and re-install your kernel or your module.
 
 
 Feedback
@@ -52,4 +64,3 @@
 
 Feedback is welcome. Please send success stories/bug reports/
 patches/improvement/comments/flames to <lizzi@cnam.fr>.
-