readme.txt Driver File Contents (8100C.zip)

Comments for Realtek Fast Ethernet Driver rtl8139.c version 1.0
2001/10/24 ShuChen Shao

1.This driver is based on rtl8139.c version 1.11 written by Donald Becker
  and modified by Clifford Chiang, wrchiang@realtek.com.tw, 
  to support C+ mode operation with Link Down Power Saving 
  and ShuChen Shao, shuchen@realtek.com.tw,
  to support both C and C+ mode operation with Medium type selection.

2.It has been tested in 2.2.14 kernel.

3.RTL8139C+ PCI ethernet chips is set to support C+ mode by default.
  If FORCE_8139CP_TO_C_MODE is enable, the RTL8139C+ chip will be forced to support C mode after reboot.

4.The associated kern_compat.h should be also in the same directory while compiling.
  This object file obtained after compiling rtl8139.c is supposed to be at /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net.

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2001/11/20 ShuChen Shao  

For Slackware 8.0 (kernel 2.2.19)
1.NIC cards
(a)Compile-command:"gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c rtl8139.c 
		  -I /usr/src/linux-2.2.19/include/"

(b)Rename the object file as rtl8139.o.gz and copy it to "/lib/modules/2.2.19/net".
(c)Then reboot the system.

2.CardBus
(a)cardbus-compile-command:"gcc -DCARDBUS -DMODULE -D__KERNEL -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 
  			  -c rtl8139.c -o realtek_cb.o -I /usr/src/linux-2.2.19/include
			  -I /usr/include/pcmcia"

(b)Rename the object file as "realtek_cb.o.gz" and copy it to "/lib/modules/2.2.19/pcmcia"
(c)Edit the config file "/etc/pcmcia/config"
   #
   # Device driver definitions
   #
   device "realtek_cb"					 (==>Add 1/5)
     class "network" module "cb_enabler", "realtek_cb"   (==>Add 2/5) 
   :

   #
   # CardBus Cards
   #
   card "Realtek CardBus Ethernet Card"			(==>Add 3/5)
     manfid 0x0000, 0x024C				(==>Add 4/5)
     bind "realtek_cb"					(==>Add 5/5)

(d)Then reboot the system.
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