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readme.txt Driver File Contents (nics-driver.zip)

This document contains information about  RTL8139x driver for Macintosh
Power Mac series.  We urge you to read this document to gain some
understanding of this product.
This document address the following topics:

*** The RTL8139x driver does not support the HOT-SWAP functionality of a
    PC Card.Thus you must plug the PC Card into your system before 
    booting and should not remove the PC Card from your system before
    shuting down. PLEASE DO NOT HOT-SWAP THE PC CARD WHEN YOUR MAC
    SYSTEM IS RUNNING.

1. Adapter requirement for PCI adapter
2. Adapter requirement for PC Card
3. Software Installation
4. Setting up Open Transport
5. Setting up the TCP/IP

1. Adapter requirement for PCI adapter
1.1 The NIC on your Ethernet adapter must be RTL8139 series and the
    Subsystem Vendor ID must be 10ec and the Subsystem ID must be 8139.

     * You can contact your card provider to get the Subsystem Vendor
       ID and Subsystem ID. Or you can use the following method by 
       yourself to check the Subsystem Vendor ID and Subsystem ID.

       - Select the "Apple System Profiler" from the Apple Menu.
       - Select the "Devices and Volumes" page from the "Apple System
         Profiler" window.
       - Check the "Card Name" field in the information of the PCI-slot
         where your ethernet adapter is plugged. The content of "Card
         Name" is in the form of pcixxxx,yyyy where xxxx is the
         Subsystem Vendor ID and yyyy is the Subsystem ID.
1.2 If the Subsystem Vendor ID and Subsystem ID is not 10ec,8139, please
    contact your card provider to get the driver for your adapter or
    follow the following steps to patch our driver to work with your
    adapter.

    - Get a binary editor to edit the driver.
      *** You can use "General Edit Lite" editor You can download "General
          Edit Lite" from ftp://physgi.phy.ncku.edu.tw/pub/mac/editor.
    - Use this editor to open the driver file "RTL8139x Driver".
    - Select "Unlock Data" from the "View" menu item to unlock data of the
      driver file to enable the editor to modify the driver file.
    - Click on the lower frame to activate the lower frame.
    - Replace all the pci10ec,8139 items with your pcixxxx,yyyy by using
      the "Replace" function provied in the "Replace" menu item in the
      "Find" menu item. 
    - Save the driver file.
      note: "Quadrivio General Edit Lite" is a product of Quadrivio
            corporation. Please read the text file within the "Quadrivio
            General Edit Lite". You can contact Quadrivio corporation for
            more information.

2. Adapter requirement for PC Card
2.1 The NIC on your PC Card must be RTL8139 series and the Vendor ID musb
    be 10ec and the Device ID must be 8139. 
    * You can contact your PC Card provider to get the Vendor ID and
      Device ID of your PC Card. 
2.2 If the Vendor ID and Device ID is not 10ec,8139, please contact your PC
    Card provider to get the driver for your PC Card or follow the
    following steps to patch our driver to work with your PC Card.
    - Get a binary editor to edit the driver.
    *** You can use "General Edit Lite" editor You can download "General
        Edit Lite" from ftp://physgi.phy.ncku.edu.tw/pub/mac/editor.      
    - Use this editor to open the driver file "RTL8139x Driver".
    - Select "Unlock Data" from the "View" menu item to unlock data of the
      driver file to enable the editor to modify the driver file.
    - Click on the lower frame to activate the lower frame.
    - Replace all the pci10ec,8139 items with your pcixxxx,yyyy whree xxxx
      is the Vendor ID and yyyy is the Device ID of your PC Card by using
      the "Replace" function provided in the "Replace" menu item in the
      "Find" menu item. 
    - Save the driver file.
      note: "Quadrivio General Edit Lite" is a product of Quadrivio
            corporation. Please read the text file within the "Quadrivio
            General Edit Lite". You can contact Quadrivio corporation for
            more information.

3. Software Installation
3.1 Double-click the "Installer" icon in the "RTL8139x Driver for Mac OS"
    folder. The installer program examines your computer and installs the
    appropriate driver according to your selection.

4. Setting up the AppleTalk Control Panel
4.1 Select the "Control Panels" from the Apple Menu.
4.2 Select "AppleTalk" from the Control Panels submeu. 
4.3 Click the "Connect via:" dropdown list box to show available
    communication connections.
4.4 Select the slot where the adapter is installed.
4.5 Close the AppleTalk control panel. A dialog box will appear asking
    whether you want to save changes. Click the "Save" button.

5. Setting up the TCP/IP
5.1 Select "Control Panels" from the Apple Menu.
5.2 Select "TCP/IP" from te Control Panels submenu.
5.3 Click the "Connect via:" dropdown list box to show available
    communication connections.
5.4 Select the slot where the adapter is installed.
5.5 Close the TCP/IP control panel. A dialog box will appear asking
    whether you want to save changes. Click the "Save" button.