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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
Documentation/networking/vortex.txt
-Andrew Morton <andrewm@uow.edu.au>
+Andrew Morton
30 April 2000
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The driver was written by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>
Don is no longer the prime maintainer of this version of the driver.
Please report problems to one or more of:
- Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
+ Andrew Morton
Netdev mailing list <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ Module parameters
=================
There are several parameters which may be provided to the driver when
-its module is loaded. These are usually placed in /etc/modprobe.conf
-(/etc/modules.conf in 2.4). Example:
+its module is loaded. These are usually placed in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
+configuration files. Example:
options 3c59x debug=3 rx_copybreak=300
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ max_interrupt_work=N
The driver's interrupt service routine can handle many receive and
transmit packets in a single invocation. It does this in a loop.
- The value of max_interrupt_work governs how mnay times the interrupt
+ The value of max_interrupt_work governs how many times the interrupt
service routine will loop. The default value is 32 loops. If this
is exceeded the interrupt service routine gives up and generates a
warning message "eth0: Too much work in interrupt".
@@ -305,11 +305,6 @@ Donald's wake-on-LAN page:
ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/nic/3c90x/3c90xx2.exe
-Driver updates and a detailed changelog for the modifications which
-were made for the 2.3/2,4 series kernel is available at
-
- http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/#3c59x-bc
-
Autonegotiation notes
---------------------
@@ -364,7 +359,7 @@ steps you should take:
- OK, it's a driver problem.
You need to generate a report. Typically this is an email to the
- maintainer and/or linux-net@vger.kernel.org. The maintainer's
+ maintainer and/or netdev@vger.kernel.org. The maintainer's
email address will be in the driver source or in the MAINTAINERS file.
- The contents of your report will vary a lot depending upon the
@@ -430,7 +425,7 @@ steps you should take:
1) Increase the debug level. Usually this is done via:
a) modprobe driver debug=7
- b) In /etc/modprobe.conf (or /etc/modules.conf for 2.4):
+ b) In /etc/modprobe.d/driver.conf:
options driver debug=7
2) Recreate the problem with the higher debug level,