diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 3f8fb686b59c..53e53f2791f8 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ include/linux/autoconf.h include/linux/compile.h include/linux/version.h +# stgit generated dirs +patches-* diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS index 1f171f1033bd..af70678a0afd 100644 --- a/CREDITS +++ b/CREDITS @@ -2813,6 +2813,8 @@ E: luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it P: 1024D/FCE635A4 88E8 F32F 7244 68BA 3958 5D40 99DA 5D2A FCE6 35A4 D: V4L driver for W996[87]CF JPEG USB Dual Mode Camera Chips D: V4L2 driver for SN9C10x PC Camera Controllers +D: V4L2 driver for ET61X151 and ET61X251 PC Camera Controllers +D: V4L2 driver for ZC0301 Image Processor and Control Chip S: Via Liberta' 41/A S: Osio Sotto, 24046, Bergamo S: Italy diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index fe5ae0f55020..b02f476c2973 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -15,24 +15,6 @@ and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch, Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the 'net). -The latest revision of this document, in various formats, can always -be found at . - -Feel free to translate this document. If you do so, please send me a -URL to your translation for inclusion in future revisions of this -document. - -Smotrite file , yavlyaushisya -russkim perevodom dannogo documenta. - -Visite para obtener la traducción -al español de este documento en varios formatos. - -Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter -. - -Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu). - Current Minimal Requirements ============================ diff --git a/Documentation/connector/connector.txt b/Documentation/connector/connector.txt index 57a314b14cf8..ad6e0ba7b38c 100644 --- a/Documentation/connector/connector.txt +++ b/Documentation/connector/connector.txt @@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ Unregisters new callback with connector core. struct cb_id *id - unique connector's user identifier. -void cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *msg, u32 __groups, int gfp_mask); +int cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *msg, u32 __groups, int gfp_mask); Sends message to the specified groups. It can be safely called from -any context, but may silently fail under strong memory pressure. +softirq context, but may silently fail under strong memory pressure. +If there are no listeners for given group -ESRCH can be returned. struct cn_msg * - message header(with attached data). u32 __group - destination group. diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt index 068070ff13cd..8bab8461a4af 100644 --- a/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt +++ b/Documentation/dvb/avermedia.txt @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - HOWTO: Get An Avermedia DVB-T working under Linux ______________________________________________ @@ -137,11 +136,8 @@ Getting the card going To power up the card, load the following modules in the following order: - * insmod dvb-core.o - * modprobe bttv.o - * insmod bt878.o - * insmod dvb-bt8xx.o - * insmod sp887x.o + * modprobe bttv (normally loaded automatically) + * modprobe dvb-bt8xx (or place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules) Insertion of these modules into the running kernel will activate the appropriate DVB device nodes. It is then possible @@ -302,4 +298,4 @@ Further Update Many thanks to Nigel Pearson for the updates to this document since the recent revision of the driver. - January 29th 2004 + February 14th 2006 diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/bt8xx.txt b/Documentation/dvb/bt8xx.txt index 52ed462061df..4e7614e606c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/dvb/bt8xx.txt +++ b/Documentation/dvb/bt8xx.txt @@ -1,118 +1,78 @@ -How to get the Nebula, PCTV, FusionHDTV Lite and Twinhan DST cards working -========================================================================== +How to get the bt8xx cards working +================================== -This class of cards has a bt878a as the PCI interface, and -require the bttv driver. +1) General information +====================== -Please pay close attention to the warning about the bttv module -options below for the DST card. +This class of cards has a bt878a as the PCI interface, and require the bttv driver +for accessing the i2c bus and the gpio pins of the bt8xx chipset. +Please see Documentation/dvb/cards.txt => o Cards based on the Conexant Bt8xx PCI bridge: -1) General informations -======================= - -These drivers require the bttv driver to provide the means to access -the i2c bus and the gpio pins of the bt8xx chipset. - -Because of this, you need to enable -"Device drivers" => "Multimedia devices" - => "Video For Linux" => "BT848 Video For Linux" - -Furthermore you need to enable -"Device drivers" => "Multimedia devices" => "Digital Video Broadcasting Devices" - => "DVB for Linux" "DVB Core Support" "BT8xx based PCI cards" +Compiling kernel please enable: +a.)"Device drivers" => "Multimedia devices" => "Video For Linux" => "BT848 Video For Linux" +b.)"Device drivers" => "Multimedia devices" => "Digital Video Broadcasting Devices" + => "DVB for Linux" "DVB Core Support" "Bt8xx based PCI Cards" 2) Loading Modules ================== -In general you need to load the bttv driver, which will handle the gpio and -i2c communication for us, plus the common dvb-bt8xx device driver. -The frontends for Nebula (nxt6000), Pinnacle PCTV (cx24110), TwinHan (dst), -FusionHDTV DVB-T Lite (mt352) and FusionHDTV5 Lite (lgdt330x) are loaded -automatically by the dvb-bt8xx device driver. +In default cases bttv is loaded automatically. +To load the backend either place dvb-bt8xx in etc/modules, or apply manually: -3a) Nebula / Pinnacle PCTV / FusionHDTV Lite ---------------------------------------------- + $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx - $ modprobe bttv (normally bttv is being loaded automatically by kmod) - $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx +All frontends will be loaded automatically. +People running udev please see Documentation/dvb/udev.txt. -(or just place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules for automatic loading) +In the following cases overriding the PCI type detection for dvb-bt8xx might be necessary: +2a) Running TwinHan and Clones +------------------------------ -3b) TwinHan and Clones + $ modprobe bttv card=113 + $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx + $ modprobe dst + +Useful parameters for verbosity level and debugging the dst module: + +verbose=0: messages are disabled + 1: only error messages are displayed + 2: notifications are displayed + 3: other useful messages are displayed + 4: debug setting +dst_addons=0: card is a free to air (FTA) card only + 0x20: card has a conditional access slot for scrambled channels + +The autodetected values are determined by the cards' "response string". +In your logs see f. ex.: dst_get_device_id: Recognize [DSTMCI]. +For bug reports please send in a complete log with verbose=4 activated. +Please also see Documentation/dvb/ci.txt. + +2b) Running multiple cards -------------------------- - $ modprobe bttv card=0x71 - $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx - $ modprobe dst +Examples of card ID's: -The value 0x71 will override the PCI type detection for dvb-bt8xx, -which is necessary for TwinHan cards. Omission of this parameter might result -in a system lockup. - -If you're having an older card (blue color PCB) and card=0x71 locks up -your machine, try using 0x68, too. If that does not work, ask on the -mailing list. - -The DST module takes a couple of useful parameters. - -verbose takes values 0 to 4. These values control the verbosity level, -and can be used to debug also. - -verbose=0 means complete disabling of messages - 1 only error messages are displayed - 2 notifications are also displayed - 3 informational messages are also displayed - 4 debug setting - -dst_addons takes values 0 and 0x20. A value of 0 means it is a FTA card. -0x20 means it has a Conditional Access slot. - -The autodetected values are determined by the cards 'response string' -which you can see in your logs e.g. - -dst_get_device_id: Recognise [DSTMCI] - -If you need to sent in bug reports on the dst, please do send in a complete -log with the verbose=4 module parameter. For general usage, the default setting -of verbose=1 is ideal. - - -4) Multiple cards --------------------------- - -If you happen to be running multiple cards, it would be advisable to load -the bttv module with the card id. This would help to solve any module loading -problems that you might face. - -For example, if you have a Twinhan and Clones card along with a FusionHDTV5 Lite - - $ modprobe bttv card=0x71 card=0x87 - -Here the order of the card id is important and should be the same as that of the -physical order of the cards. Here card=0x71 represents the Twinhan and clones -and card=0x87 represents Fusion HDTV5 Lite. These arguments can also be -specified in decimal, rather than hex: +Pinnacle PCTV Sat: 94 +Nebula Electronics Digi TV: 104 +pcHDTV HD-2000 TV: 112 +Twinhan DST and clones: 113 +Avermedia AverTV DVB-T 771: 123 +Avermedia AverTV DVB-T 761: 124 +DViCO FusionHDTV DVB-T Lite: 128 +DViCO FusionHDTV 5 Lite: 135 +Notice: The order of the card ID should be uprising: +Example: $ modprobe bttv card=113 card=135 + $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx -Some examples of card-id's +For a full list of card ID's please see Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.bttv. +In case of further problems send questions to the mailing list: www.linuxdvb.org. -Pinnacle Sat 0x5e (94) -Nebula Digi TV 0x68 (104) -PC HDTV 0x70 (112) -Twinhan 0x71 (113) -FusionHDTV DVB-T Lite 0x80 (128) -FusionHDTV5 Lite 0x87 (135) - -For a full list of card-id's, see the V4L Documentation within the kernel -source: linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.bttv - -If you have problems with this please do ask on the mailing list. - --- Authors: Richard Walker, Jamie Honan, Michael Hunold, Manu Abraham, + Uwe Bugla, Michael Krufky diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware index 75c28a174092..bb55f49f2745 100644 --- a/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware +++ b/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware @@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ use File::Temp qw/ tempdir /; use IO::Handle; -@components = ( "sp8870", "sp887x", "tda10045", "tda10046", "av7110", "dec2000t", - "dec2540t", "dec3000s", "vp7041", "dibusb", "nxt2002", "nxt2004", +@components = ( "sp8870", "sp887x", "tda10045", "tda10046", + "tda10046lifeview", "av7110", "dec2000t", "dec2540t", + "dec3000s", "vp7041", "dibusb", "nxt2002", "nxt2004", "or51211", "or51132_qam", "or51132_vsb", "bluebird"); # Check args @@ -126,6 +127,24 @@ sub tda10046 { $outfile; } +sub tda10046lifeview { + my $sourcefile = "Drv_2.11.02.zip"; + my $url = "http://www.lifeview.com.tw/drivers/pci_card/FlyDVB-T/$sourcefile"; + my $hash = "1ea24dee4eea8fe971686981f34fd2e0"; + my $outfile = "dvb-fe-tda10046.fw"; + my $tmpdir = tempdir(DIR => "/tmp", CLEANUP => 1); + + checkstandard(); + + wgetfile($sourcefile, $url); + unzip($sourcefile, $tmpdir); + extract("$tmpdir/LVHybrid.sys", 0x8b088, 24602, "$tmpdir/fwtmp"); + verify("$tmpdir/fwtmp", $hash); + copy("$tmpdir/fwtmp", $outfile); + + $outfile; +} + sub av7110 { my $sourcefile = "dvb-ttpci-01.fw-261d"; my $url = "http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/$sourcefile"; diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/readme.txt b/Documentation/dvb/readme.txt index f5c50b22de3b..0b0380c91990 100644 --- a/Documentation/dvb/readme.txt +++ b/Documentation/dvb/readme.txt @@ -20,11 +20,23 @@ http://linuxtv.org/downloads/ What's inside this directory: +"avermedia.txt" +contains detailed information about the +Avermedia DVB-T cards. See also "bt8xx.txt". + +"bt8xx.txt" +contains detailed information about the +various bt8xx based "budget" DVB cards. + "cards.txt" contains a list of supported hardware. +"ci.txt" +contains detailed information about the +CI module as part from TwinHan cards and Clones. + "contributors.txt" -is the who-is-who of DVB development +is the who-is-who of DVB development. "faq.txt" contains frequently asked questions and their answers. @@ -34,19 +46,17 @@ script to download and extract firmware for those devices that require it. "ttusb-dec.txt" -contains detailed informations about the +contains detailed information about the TT DEC2000/DEC3000 USB DVB hardware. -"bt8xx.txt" -contains detailed installation instructions for the -various bt8xx based "budget" DVB cards -(Nebula, Pinnacle PCTV, Twinhan DST) - -"README.dibusb" -contains detailed information about adapters -based on DiBcom reference design. - "udev.txt" how to get DVB and udev up and running. +"README.dvb-usb" +contains detailed information about the DVB USB cards. + +"README.flexcop" +contains detailed information about the +Technisat- and Flexcop B2C2 drivers. + Good luck and have fun! diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 28a31c5e2289..afeaf6218ea2 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -196,3 +196,21 @@ Why: Board specific code doesn't build anymore since ~2.6.0 and no users have complained indicating there is no more need for these boards. This should really be considered a last call. Who: Ralf Baechle + +--------------------------- + +What: USB driver API moves to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL +When: Febuary 2008 +Files: include/linux/usb.h, drivers/usb/core/driver.c +Why: The USB subsystem has changed a lot over time, and it has been + possible to create userspace USB drivers using usbfs/libusb/gadgetfs + that operate as fast as the USB bus allows. Because of this, the USB + subsystem will not be allowing closed source kernel drivers to + register with it, after this grace period is over. If anyone needs + any help in converting their closed source drivers over to use the + userspace filesystems, please contact the + linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net mailing list, and the developers + there will be glad to help you out. +Who: Greg Kroah-Hartman + +--------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt index 4ef9f7cd5dc3..944aa55e79f8 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e100.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.txt @@ -1,16 +1,17 @@ Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters ============================================================== -November 17, 2004 - +November 15, 2005 Contents ======== - In This Release - Identifying Your Adapter +- Building and Installation - Driver Configuration Parameters - Additional Configurations +- Known Issues - Support @@ -18,18 +19,30 @@ In This Release =============== This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of -Adapters, version 3.3.x. This driver supports 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels. +Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems. + +For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation +supplied with your Intel PRO/100 adapter. + +The following features are now available in supported kernels: + - Native VLANs + - Channel Bonding (teaming) + - SNMP + +Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: +/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt + Identifying Your Adapter ======================== -For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & +For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm -For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following -website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the +For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following +website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the networking link on the left to search for your adapter: http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp @@ -40,73 +53,75 @@ Driver Configuration Parameters The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting, unless otherwise noted. -Rx Descriptors: Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data - structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network - controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write - data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.0.x driver the valid - range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter - can be changed using the command - +Rx Descriptors: Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data + structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network + controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write + data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.x.x driver the valid range + for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter can be + changed using the command: + ethtool -G eth? rx n, where n is the number of desired rx descriptors. -Tx Descriptors: Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a - data structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the - network controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to - read data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.0.x driver the - valid range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This - parameter can be changed using the command +Tx Descriptors: Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a data + structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the network + controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to read + data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.x.x driver the valid + range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter + can be changed using the command: ethtool -G eth? tx n, where n is the number of desired tx descriptors. -Speed/Duplex: The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by - default. Ethtool can be used as follows to force speed/duplex. +Speed/Duplex: The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by + default. Ethtool can be used as follows to force speed/duplex. ethtool -s eth? autoneg off speed {10|100} duplex {full|half} NOTE: setting the speed/duplex to incorrect values will cause the link to fail. -Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events - to syslog. The message level can be set at driver load time. It can also be - set using the command +Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events + to syslog. The message level can be set at driver load time. It can also be + set using the command: ethtool -s eth? msglvl n + Additional Configurations ========================= Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions ------------------------------------------------- - Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is - distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding - an alias line to /etc/modules.conf as well as editing other system startup - scripts and/or configuration files. Many popular Linux distributions ship - with tools to make these changes for you. To learn the proper way to - configure a network device for your system, refer to your distribution - documentation. If during this process you are asked for the driver or module - name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for the Intel PRO/100 Family of - Adapters is e100. + Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is + distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding + an alias line to /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf as well as editing + other system startup scripts and/or configuration files. Many popular Linux + distributions ship with tools to make these changes for you. To learn the + proper way to configure a network device for your system, refer to your + distribution documentation. If during this process you are asked for the + driver or module name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for the Intel + PRO/100 Family of Adapters is e100. - As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters - (eth0 and eth1), add the following to modules.conf: + As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters + (eth0 and eth1), add the following to modules.conf or modprobe.conf: alias eth0 e100 alias eth1 e100 Viewing Link Messages --------------------- - In order to see link messages and other Intel driver information on your - console, you must set the dmesg level up to six. This can be done by - entering the following on the command line before loading the e100 driver: + In order to see link messages and other Intel driver information on your + console, you must set the dmesg level up to six. This can be done by + entering the following on the command line before loading the e100 driver: dmesg -n 8 - If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug + If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug messages, set the dmesg level to eight. NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots. + Ethtool ------- @@ -114,29 +129,27 @@ Additional Configurations diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. Ethtool version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality. - The latest release of ethtool can be found at: - http://sf.net/projects/gkernel. + The latest release of ethtool can be found from + http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. - NOTE: This driver uses mii support from the kernel. As a result, when - there is no link, ethtool will report speed/duplex to be 10/half. + NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support + for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading + ethtool to ethtool-1.8.1. - NOTE: Ethtool 1.6 only supports a limited set of ethtool options. Support - for a more complete ethtool feature set can be enabled by upgrading - ethtool to ethtool-1.8.1. Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL) --------------------------- - WoL is provided through the Ethtool* utility. Ethtool is included with Red - Hat* 8.0. For other Linux distributions, download and install Ethtool from - the following website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. + WoL is provided through the Ethtool* utility. Ethtool is included with Red + Hat* 8.0. For other Linux distributions, download and install Ethtool from + the following website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel. - For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man - page. + For instructions on enabling WoL with Ethtool, refer to the Ethtool man page. WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For - this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be + this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system. + NAPI ---- @@ -144,6 +157,25 @@ Additional Configurations See www.cyberus.ca/~hadi/usenix-paper.tgz for more information on NAPI. + Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network + ------------------------------------------------------ + + Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have + one system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain + (non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces + will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system. + This results in unbalanced receive traffic. + + If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP + filtering by + + (1) entering: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_filter + (this only works if your kernel's version is higher than 2.4.5), or + + (2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either + in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs). + + Support ======= @@ -151,20 +183,24 @@ For general information, go to the Intel support website at: http://support.intel.com + or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at: + + http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 + If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported -kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to -the issue to linux.nics@intel.com. +kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the +issue to e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. License ======= -This software program is released under the terms of a license agreement -between you ('Licensee') and Intel. Do not use or load this software or any -associated materials (collectively, the 'Software') until you have carefully -read the full terms and conditions of the LICENSE located in this software -package. By loading or using the Software, you agree to the terms of this -Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, do not -install or use the Software. +This software program is released under the terms of a license agreement +between you ('Licensee') and Intel. Do not use or load this software or any +associated materials (collectively, the 'Software') until you have carefully +read the full terms and conditions of the file COPYING located in this software +package. By loading or using the Software, you agree to the terms of this +Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms of this Agreement, do not install +or use the Software. * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt index 2ebd4058d46d..71fe15af356c 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 Family of Adapters =============================================================== -November 17, 2004 +November 15, 2005 Contents @@ -20,254 +20,316 @@ In This Release =============== This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/1000 Family -of Adapters, version 5.x.x. +of Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems. -For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation -supplied with your Intel PRO/1000 adapter. All hardware requirements listed +For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation +supplied with your Intel PRO/1000 adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use with Linux. -Native VLANs are now available with supported kernels. +The following features are now available in supported kernels: + - Native VLANs + - Channel Bonding (teaming) + - SNMP + +Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: +/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt + +The driver information previously displayed in the /proc filesystem is not +supported in this release. Alternatively, you can use ethtool (version 1.6 +or later), lspci, and ifconfig to obtain the same information. + +Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section "Additional +Configurations" later in this document. + Identifying Your Adapter ======================== -For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & +For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm -For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following -website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the +For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following +website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the networking link on the left to search for your adapter: http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp -Command Line Parameters -======================= -If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters are -used by entering them on the command line with the modprobe or insmod command -using this syntax: +Command Line Parameters ======================= + +If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters +are used by entering them on the command line with the modprobe or insmod +command using this syntax: modprobe e1000 [