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Driver for network cards 3Com 3c90x
Applicable to
S.u.S.E. version: 4.4, 4.4.1
Kernel version: all
Problems:
Network card 3C90x is not detected.
The computer crashes with a 3C90x network card.
Background:
The network cards 3com 3C90x (Boomerang) are the
sucessors of the 3com 3C59x card (Vortex), which are not
distributed any more.
These new cards are not still supported by the driver in the official
kernel (until 2.0.29).
Meanwhile there is a new driver that operates the cards in a mode
compatible with the 3C59x cards. Additionally, there is already another
driver that uses these cards' expanded features (busmastering). Once we
have succesfully and without problems tested this new
Boomerang driver in several computers during several
weeks, and it was desired by different customers, we have included the
new experimental driver in our kernel lx -suse
in S.u.S.E.
Linux 4.4.1.
In the mean time, however, it turned out, that this new driver can lead
into a entire system's crash under certain circumstances. This is why we
urgently recommend not to install the experimental
Boomerang driver in critical systems, but the actualised
Vortex one.
S.u.S.E. Linux 4.4 still contains the actualised Vortex
driver.
You will find both drivers in the file
/unsorted/patches/kernel-patches.tgz
on the first CD. Simply
copy the file 3c59x.c
into
/usr/src/linux/drivers/net
, configure kernel, where you
activate Vortex support and reboot the system.
If you are valiant and you would like to test the
Boomerang driver, simply copy the file
boomerang.c
from the above file into
/usr/src/linux/drivers/net/3c59x.c
and proceed for the rest
as described above.
Drivers' new versions:
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html.

Keywords: 3COM, DRIVER, 3C90X, NETWORK CARD, PANIC, BOOMERANG, VORTEX

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