Dec 18, 2000



File list
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 3140 Dec 18 16:30  README.first             this file
 7448 Nov  8 12:34  Readme_e100-1.3.20.txt   the README from Intel's original 
                                             sources
65683 Nov  8 12:29  e100-2.2.16-SMP.o        e100.o for the SuSE 7.0 standard 
                                             "SMP" kernel
64834 Nov  8 12:29  e100-2.2.16.o            e100.o for the SuSE 7.0 standard 
                                             "Pentium" kernel



Description
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This directory provides pre-compiled versions of the

       Intel(R) PRO/100 LAN Adapter Linux Drivers 
       (e100.o)  v1.3.20

intended for inclusion into the standard "Pentium" and "SMP" kernels
(Linux v2.2.16) shipped as part of SuSE Linux 7.0-i386 (packages k_deflt
and k_smp, respectively).  The driver can be used instead of the standard
eepro100 module (v1.09j-t) contained in these packages.



Supported Hardware
------------------

   Intel EtherExpress Pro100 family of ethernet adapters 
   (chipsets 82557/82558/82559) and compatibles.

See Readme_e100-1.3.20.txt for details.



Sources     were retrieved from the URL
-------

   ftp://download.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/e100-1.3.20.tgz


If you want to rebuild the module for yourself, make sure that
/usr/src/linux is a copy of (or a symbolic link to) the kernel source
tree contained in the SuSE 7.0 package lx_suse. Furthermore, the following
files must correspond to your running kernel:

   /usr/src/linux/.config
   /usr/src/linux/include/linux/autoconf.h
   /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h

(Note: the SuSE pre-compiled kernel packages k_deflt and k_smp contain copies of
these files at the following locations:

   /boot/vmlinuz.config
   /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h
   /boot/vmlinuz.version.h
)

After you've thus prepared the kernel sources, follow the instructions
from the README contained in the source archive.



How to use the driver
---------------------

Note: you (most probably) need root privileges in order to perform 
      the following steps.


1. a) If your system runs the SuSE 7.0-i386 standard "Pentium" kernel:
      Download e100-2.2.16.o to

          /lib/modules/2.2.16/net/e100.o

   b) If your system runs the SuSE 7.0-i386 standard "SMP" kernel:
      Download e100-2.2.16-SMP.o to

          /lib/modules/2.2.16-SMP/net/e100.o


2. Edit /etc/modules.conf to adjust the references to the eepro100 
   driver: replace lines of the form

      alias eth?    eepro100

   (where ? stands for an interface number: 0 or 1 or 2,...) with

      alias eth?    e100


3. To fully update your module configuration, run the command

        depmod -a   



4. Shut down the ethernet interface(s) running on eepro100-driven
   ethernet adapters, unload the eepro100 module and re-start
   these ethernet interface(s).

   You can do this e.g. by rebooting or, faster, by a change of
   runlevels:

      /sbin/init 1
      /sbin/rmmod eepro100
      # back to previous runlevel (which probably is 2 or 3)
      /sbin/init your_favourite_runlevel

5. Done.