PCMCIA Network driver.
I just got an ENCORE PCMCIA Netowrk Card. From their website I d/l the linux drivers. This consisted of these files: 8390.c, gen1, gen2, and PCNET_CS.c. as well as a readme with the following instructions: 16-bit 100/10M Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter LINUX DRIVER INSTALL Note: this driver for linux 2.0.30 1. copy driver to /FASTPCM # mcopy a:/* /FASTPCM 2. download pcmcia-cs-3.0.x.tar.gz from hyper.stanford.edu in the /pub/pcmcia directory readme PCMCIA-HOWTO file install it 3. add the following lines into /etc/pcmcia/config card 16-bit 100/10M Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter version PCMCIA, 100BASE bind pcnet_cs 4.# cd /FASTPCM # chmod +x gen1 gen2 5.# gen1 # gen2 6.# reboot None of this is working. I have PCMCIA services working fine with another 3com PCMCIA network card, so I think I have the SLOT configured properly. Is there anyway to simply compile that 8930.c file into 8930.o and 'insmod' it ? I have never used linux on a laptop, and I have never worked with PCMCIA before. I assume the list doesnt like attachments, so if anyone is intereseted in the files, I will be happy to provide them. As an alternative I will make this e-mail extrememly long and attach the text of the files below: -- -- (/* 8390.c: A general NS8390 ethernet driver core for linux. */ /* Written 1992-94 by Donald Becker. Copyright 1993 United States Government as represented by the Director, National Security Agency. This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the GNU Public License, incorporated herein by reference. The author may be reached as [EMAIL PROTECTED], or C/O Center of Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences Code 930.5, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD 20771 This is the chip-specific code for many 8390-based ethernet adaptors. This is not a complete driver, it must be combined with board-specific code such as ne.c, wd.c, 3c503.c, etc. Seeing how at least eight drivers use this code, (not counting the PCMCIA ones either) it is easy to break some card by what seems like a simple innocent change. Please contact me or Donald if you think you have found something that needs changing. -- PG Changelog: Paul Gortmaker : remove set_bit lock, other cleanups. Paul Gortmaker : add ei_get_8390_hdr() so we can pass skb's to ei_block_input() for eth_io_copy_and_sum(). Paul Gortmaker : exchange static int ei_pingpong for a #define, also add better Tx error handling. Paul Gortmaker : rewrite Rx overrun handling as per NS specs. Sources: The National Semiconductor LAN Databook, and the 3Com 3c503 databook. */ static const char *version = 8390.c:v1.10 9/23/94 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])\n; #include linux/module.h #include linux/kernel.h #include linux/sched.h #include linux/fs.h #include linux/types.h #include linux/ptrace.h #include linux/string.h #include asm/system.h #include asm/segment.h #include asm/bitops.h #include asm/io.h #include linux/errno.h #include linux/fcntl.h #include linux/in.h #include linux/interrupt.h #include linux/netdevice.h #include linux/etherdevice.h #include 8390.h // These are the operational function interfaces to board-specific // routines. //void reset_8390(struct device *dev) //Resets the board associated with DEV, including a hardware reset of //the 8390. This is only called when there is a transmit timeout, and //it is always followed by 8390_init(). //void block_output(struct device *dev, int count, const unsigned char *buf, // int start_page) //Write the COUNT bytes of BUF to the packet buffer at START_PAGE. The //page value uses the 8390's 256-byte pages. //void get_8390_hdr(struct device *dev, struct e8390_hdr *hdr, int ring_page) //Read the 4 byte, page aligned 8390 header. *If* there is a //subsequent read, it will be of the rest of the packet. //void block_input(struct device *dev, int count, struct sk_buff *skb, int ring_offset) //Read COUNT bytes from the packet buffer into the skb data area. Start //reading from RING_OFFSET, the address as the 8390 sees it. This will always //follow the read of the 8390 header. #define ei_reset_8390 (ei_local-reset_8390) #define ei_block_output (ei_local-block_output) #define ei_block_input (ei_local-block_input) #define ei_get_8390_hdr (ei_local-get_8390_hdr) /* use 0 for production, 1 for verification, 2 for debug */ #ifdef EI_DEBUG int ei_debug =
Re: PCMCIA Network driver.
On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:02:54AM -0500, Case, Benjamin wrote: I just got an ENCORE PCMCIA Netowrk Card. From their website I d/l the linux drivers. This consisted of these files: 8390.c, gen1, gen2, and PCNET_CS.c. as well as a readme with the following instructions: 16-bit 100/10M Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter LINUX DRIVER INSTALL Note: this driver for linux 2.0.30 ^^ 1. copy driver to /FASTPCM # mcopy a:/* /FASTPCM 2. download pcmcia-cs-3.0.x.tar.gz from hyper.stanford.edu in the /pub/pcmcia directory readme PCMCIA-HOWTO file install it Don't do this. Use the debian pcmcia-cs package instead. 3. add the following lines into /etc/pcmcia/config card 16-bit 100/10M Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter version PCMCIA, 100BASE bind pcnet_cs 4.# cd /FASTPCM # chmod +x gen1 gen2 5.# gen1 # gen2 All (and more) done automatically by the debian package. 6.# reboot Windows mindset. In short: why aren't you using the driver in the linux kernel? Most of these vendor drivers are cheap ripoffs from Donald Becker's drivers in the official linux kernel. Use the drivers in the standard kernel, those are up-to-date and reviewed. The manufacturer drivers for linux are nice publicity and add credibility to linux in the eyes of some (official vendor support), but are not to be actually used. 3com PCMCIA network card, so I think I have the SLOT configured properly. Is there anyway to simply compile that 8930.c file into 8930.o and 'insmod' it ? I have never used linux on a laptop, and I have never worked with PCMCIA before. I assume the list doesnt like attachments, so if anyone is intereseted in the files, I will be happy to provide them. As an alternative I will make this e-mail extrememly long and attach the text of the files below: Are you NUTS?!? This add nothing to the content of your message. It pushes a very big email through the phone line of hundreds of subscribers to this list. Go read a few netiquette faqs before ever doing that again. About your problem: install pcmcia-cs and pcmcia-modules and read the PCMCIA-HOWTO at http://linuxdoc.org Cheers, Joost
PCMCIA Network driver.
I just got an ENCORE PCMCIA Netowrk Card. From their website I d/l the linux drivers. This consisted of these files: 8390.c, gen1, gen2, and PCNET_CS.c. as well as a readme with the following instructions: 16-bit 100/10M Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter LINUX DRIVER INSTALL Note: this driver for linux 2.0.30 1. copy driver to /FASTPCM # mcopy a:/* /FASTPCM 2. download pcmcia-cs-3.0.x.tar.gz from hyper.stanford.edu in the /pub/pcmcia directory readme PCMCIA-HOWTO file install it 3. add the following lines into /etc/pcmcia/config card 16-bit 100/10M Fast Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter version PCMCIA, 100BASE bind pcnet_cs 4.# cd /FASTPCM # chmod +x gen1 gen2 5.# gen1 # gen2 6.# reboot None of this is working. I have PCMCIA services working fine with another 3com PCMCIA network card, so I think I have the SLOT configured properly. Is there anyway to simply compile that 8930.c file into 8930.o and 'insmod' it ? I have never used linux on a laptop, and I have never worked with PCMCIA before. I assume the list doesnt like attachments, so if anyone is intereseted in the files, I will be happy to provide them. As an alternative I will make this e-mail extrememly long and attach the text of the files below: (/* 8390.c: A general NS8390 ethernet driver core for linux. */ /* Written 1992-94 by Donald Becker. Copyright 1993 United States Government as represented by the Director, National Security Agency. This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the GNU Public License, incorporated herein by reference. The author may be reached as [EMAIL PROTECTED], or C/O Center of Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences Code 930.5, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD 20771 This is the chip-specific code for many 8390-based ethernet adaptors. This is not a complete driver, it must be combined with board-specific code such as ne.c, wd.c, 3c503.c, etc. Seeing how at least eight drivers use this code, (not counting the PCMCIA ones either) it is easy to break some card by what seems like a simple innocent change. Please contact me or Donald if you think you have found something that needs changing. -- PG Changelog: Paul Gortmaker: remove set_bit lock, other cleanups. Paul Gortmaker: add ei_get_8390_hdr() so we can pass skb's to ei_block_input() for eth_io_copy_and_sum(). Paul Gortmaker: exchange static int ei_pingpong for a #define, also add better Tx error handling. Paul Gortmaker: rewrite Rx overrun handling as per NS specs. Sources: The National Semiconductor LAN Databook, and the 3Com 3c503 databook. */ static const char *version = 8390.c:v1.10 9/23/94 Donald Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])\n; #include linux/module.h #include linux/kernel.h #include linux/sched.h #include linux/fs.h #include linux/types.h #include linux/ptrace.h #include linux/string.h #include asm/system.h #include asm/segment.h #include asm/bitops.h #include asm/io.h #include linux/errno.h #include linux/fcntl.h #include linux/in.h #include linux/interrupt.h #include linux/netdevice.h #include linux/etherdevice.h #include 8390.h // These are the operational function interfaces to board-specific // routines. // void reset_8390(struct device *dev) // Resets the board associated with DEV, including a hardware reset of // the 8390. This is only called when there is a transmit timeout, and // it is always followed by 8390_init(). // void block_output(struct device *dev, int count, const unsigned char *buf, //int start_page) // Write the COUNT bytes of BUF to the packet buffer at START_PAGE. The // page value uses the 8390's 256-byte pages. // void get_8390_hdr(struct device *dev, struct e8390_hdr *hdr, int ring_page) // Read the 4 byte, page aligned 8390 header. *If* there is a // subsequent read, it will be of the rest of the packet. // void block_input(struct device *dev, int count, struct sk_buff *skb, int ring_offset) // Read COUNT bytes from the packet buffer into the skb data area. Start // reading from RING_OFFSET, the address as the 8390 sees it. This will always // follow the read of the 8390 header. #define ei_reset_8390 (ei_local-reset_8390) #define ei_block_output (ei_local-block_output) #define ei_block_input (ei_local-block_input) #define ei_get_8390_hdr (ei_local-get_8390_hdr) /* use 0 for production, 1 for verification, 2 for debug */ #ifdef EI_DEBUG int ei_debug = EI_DEBUG; #else int ei_debug = 1; #endif /* Index to functions. */ static void
