Hello Jesse, Thank you for the response. Now I know that at least this task is not impossible.
I attempted to register on premier.intel.com, but was unsuccessful (did not have a serial# that matched their format). I talked to an Intel representative using the Live Chat feature, and was told that they do not support HW and driver related issues at all; and that I cannot get access to the website with this product. Is there another place where I can get a hold of the e1000 driver which has the bypass functionality reference code included? By the way, yes, I had to add the device ID to the driver for it to work "properly" with this card. Thank you, Ilija On Mon, 2008-10-06 at 16:33 -0700, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote: > On Fri, 26 Sep 2008, Ilija Baniski wrote: > > I am evaluating the Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Bypass Server Adapter > > as a potential component of a product line. > > > > I successfully installed the card (with the e1000e driver) to work as a > > normal ethernet card on an Ubuntu server. The next, and most important > > step is to test the bypass functionality of the card. > > I'm surprised that the driver loaded, did you have to add the device ID? > > > >From one of the technical briefs I found out that this is done > > programatically. So my guess would be that some register needs to be set > > to enable the bypass mode; and then use some sort of a watchdog to keep > > the bypass off while the computer is up. > > You should have received some kind of enabling kit with the adapter, and > the e1000 driver that came with that should have some example code of how > to use the bypass interface. > > Currently we use the e1000e driver but that should be an easy port of the > bypass changes. > > > I understand that this functionality is not supported by the original > > driver, and would have to implement it myself. However, from what I have > > found so far on this project page and Intel's website, I realize that > > there is not enough documentation available to do this. > > we have example code in an e1000 driver specific to that adapter. > > > My question is whether someone one might have a reference manual about > > this card that makes note of the bypass functionality. The developers > > manual focuses mainly on the 82571 chipset (which is used in multiple > > cards). > > right, the bypass adapter is special, but that example code I mention > above should be able to help you. > > > If such a reference does not exist, how would I best approach this > > problem? > > If you cannot find the reference code please file a QuAD at > premier.intel.com and a TME should be able to get you the driver. If the > driver is not available on our web site specifically for that adapter we > have a bug on the web site. > > Hope this helps, > Jesse ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel
