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      5========================
      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.