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6SysKonnect driver - SKFP
7========================
8
9|copy| Copyright 1998-2000 SysKonnect,
10
11skfp.txt created 11-May-2000
12
13Readme File for skfp.o v2.06
14
15
16.. This file contains
17
18 (1) OVERVIEW
19 (2) SUPPORTED ADAPTERS
20 (3) GENERAL INFORMATION
21 (4) INSTALLATION
22 (5) INCLUSION OF THE ADAPTER IN SYSTEM START
23 (6) TROUBLESHOOTING
24 (7) FUNCTION OF THE ADAPTER LEDS
25 (8) HISTORY
26
27
281. Overview
29===========
30
31This README explains how to use the driver 'skfp' for Linux with your
32network adapter.
33
34Chapter 2: Contains a list of all network adapters that are supported by
35this driver.
36
37Chapter 3:
38 Gives some general information.
39
40Chapter 4: Describes common problems and solutions.
41
42Chapter 5: Shows the changed functionality of the adapter LEDs.
43
44Chapter 6: History of development.
45
46
472. Supported adapters
48=====================
49
50The network driver 'skfp' supports the following network adapters:
51SysKonnect adapters:
52
53 - SK-5521 (SK-NET FDDI-UP)
54 - SK-5522 (SK-NET FDDI-UP DAS)
55 - SK-5541 (SK-NET FDDI-FP)
56 - SK-5543 (SK-NET FDDI-LP)
57 - SK-5544 (SK-NET FDDI-LP DAS)
58 - SK-5821 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64)
59 - SK-5822 (SK-NET FDDI-UP64 DAS)
60 - SK-5841 (SK-NET FDDI-FP64)
61 - SK-5843 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64)
62 - SK-5844 (SK-NET FDDI-LP64 DAS)
63
64Compaq adapters (not tested):
65
66 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS Fibre SC
67 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre SC
68 - Netelligent 100 FDDI DAS UTP
69 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS UTP
70 - Netelligent 100 FDDI SAS Fibre MIC
71
72
733. General Information
74======================
75
76From v2.01 on, the driver is integrated in the linux kernel sources.
77Therefore, the installation is the same as for any other adapter
78supported by the kernel.
79
80Refer to the manual of your distribution about the installation
81of network adapters.
82
83Makes my life much easier :-)
84
854. Troubleshooting
86==================
87
88If you run into problems during installation, check those items:
89
90Problem:
91 The FDDI adapter cannot be found by the driver.
92
93Reason:
94 Look in /proc/pci for the following entry:
95
96 'FDDI network controller: SysKonnect SK-FDDI-PCI ...'
97
98 If this entry exists, then the FDDI adapter has been
99 found by the system and should be able to be used.
100
101 If this entry does not exist or if the file '/proc/pci'
102 is not there, then you may have a hardware problem or PCI
103 support may not be enabled in your kernel.
104
105 The adapter can be checked using the diagnostic program
106 which is available from the SysKonnect web site:
107
108 www.syskonnect.de
109
110 Some COMPAQ machines have a problem with PCI under
111 Linux. This is described in the 'PCI howto' document
112 (included in some distributions or available from the
113 www, e.g. at 'www.linux.org') and no workaround is available.
114
115Problem:
116 You want to use your computer as a router between
117 multiple IP subnetworks (using multiple adapters), but
118 you cannot reach computers in other subnetworks.
119
120Reason:
121 Either the router's kernel is not configured for IP
122 forwarding or there is a problem with the routing table
123 and gateway configuration in at least one of the
124 computers.
125
126If your problem is not listed here, please contact our
127technical support for help.
128
129You can send email to: linux@syskonnect.de
130
131When contacting our technical support,
132please ensure that the following information is available:
133
134- System Manufacturer and Model
135- Boards in your system
136- Distribution
137- Kernel version
138
139
1405. Function of the Adapter LEDs
141===============================
142
143 The functionality of the LED's on the FDDI network adapters was
144 changed in SMT version v2.82. With this new SMT version, the yellow
145 LED works as a ring operational indicator. An active yellow LED
146 indicates that the ring is down. The green LED on the adapter now
147 works as a link indicator where an active GREEN LED indicates that
148 the respective port has a physical connection.
149
150 With versions of SMT prior to v2.82 a ring up was indicated if the
151 yellow LED was off while the green LED(s) showed the connection
152 status of the adapter. During a ring down the green LED was off and
153 the yellow LED was on.
154
155 All implementations indicate that a driver is not loaded if
156 all LEDs are off.
157
158
1596. History
160==========
161
162v2.06 (20000511) (In-Kernel version)
163 New features:
164
165 - 64 bit support
166 - new pci dma interface
167 - in kernel 2.3.99
168
169v2.05 (20000217) (In-Kernel version)
170 New features:
171
172 - Changes for 2.3.45 kernel
173
174v2.04 (20000207) (Standalone version)
175 New features:
176
177 - Added rx/tx byte counter
178
179v2.03 (20000111) (Standalone version)
180 Problems fixed:
181
182 - Fixed printk statements from v2.02
183
184v2.02 (991215) (Standalone version)
185 Problems fixed:
186
187 - Removed unnecessary output
188 - Fixed path for "printver.sh" in makefile
189
190v2.01 (991122) (In-Kernel version)
191 New features:
192
193 - Integration in Linux kernel sources
194 - Support for memory mapped I/O.
195
196v2.00 (991112)
197 New features:
198
199 - Full source released under GPL
200
201v1.05 (991023)
202 Problems fixed:
203
204 - Compilation with kernel version 2.2.13 failed
205
206v1.04 (990427)
207 Changes:
208
209 - New SMT module included, changing LED functionality
210
211 Problems fixed:
212
213 - Synchronization on SMP machines was buggy
214
215v1.03 (990325)
216 Problems fixed:
217
218 - Interrupt routing on SMP machines could be incorrect
219
220v1.02 (990310)
221 New features:
222
223 - Support for kernel versions 2.2.x added
224 - Kernel patch instead of private duplicate of kernel functions
225
226v1.01 (980812)
227 Problems fixed:
228
229 Connection hangup with telnet
230 Slow telnet connection
231
232v1.00 beta 01 (980507)
233 New features:
234
235 None.
236
237 Problems fixed:
238
239 None.
240
241 Known limitations:
242
243 - tar archive instead of standard package format (rpm).
244 - FDDI statistic is empty.
245 - not tested with 2.1.xx kernels
246 - integration in kernel not tested
247 - not tested simultaneously with FDDI adapters from other vendors.
248 - only X86 processors supported.
249 - SBA (Synchronous Bandwidth Allocator) parameters can
250 not be configured.
251 - does not work on some COMPAQ machines. See the PCI howto
252 document for details about this problem.
253 - data corruption with kernel versions below 2.0.33.