W840S
Winbond Electronics Corporation
Description:
1. W840S is a Solaris 2.5x driver. It is for the Solaris 2.5x environment
only.
2. If you want to install this driver, you need the following files:
w840s Winbond W89C840 100M/10M PCI Ethernet Driver Program
setup840 Winbond W89C840 100M/10M PCI Ethernet Software Setup Program
Installation:
1. login as root user
2. copy SETUP840 and W840S files.
# doscp a:setup840
# doscp a:w840s
3. execute SETUP840
# chmod +x setup840
# ./setup840
You will be asked for some information described below:
Do you wish to install, configure or remove the network board? (i/c/r/q) [q]
3.1 i or I - install the network driver
Configure:
Please choose the value of burst length that you want ...
1. 1 longword.
2. 2 longwords.
3. 4 longwords.
4. 8 longwords.
5. 16 longwords.
6. 32 longwords(default value).
Enter number of burst length selection <1 2 3 4 5 6> [6] or 'q' to quit: 6
Burst Length : 32 longword.
Please choose the value of cache alignment that you want ...
1. 8-longword boundary alignment.
2. 16-longword boundary alignment.
3. 32-longword boundary alignment(default value).
Enter number of cache alignment selection <1 2 3> [3] or 'q' to quit: 3
Cache Alignment : 32-longword boundary alignment.
Please choose the value of transmit threshold that you want ...
Enter value of transmit threshold <0-127> [0] or 'q' to quit: 0
Transmit Threshold : 0
Please choose the nway function that you want...
0. Default value."
1. Nway off."
2. Nway on."
Enter number of nway function selection <0 1 2> [0] or 'q' to quit: 0
Nway Function : Default.
Please choose the line speed that you want...
0. Auto detect the line speed mode(default value)."
1. 10 MB/sec mode."
2. 100 MB/sec mode."
Enter number of line speed selection <0 1 2> [0] or 'q' to quit: 0
Line Speed : Auto detect mode.
Please choose the full duplex function that you want...
0. Auto detect the full duplex function(default value)."
1. disable full duplex function."
2. enable full duplex function."
Enter number of full duplex function selection <0 1 2> [0] or 'q' to quit: 0
Full Duplex Function : Auto detect mode.
/* If /etc/hosts does not have 'loghost' the next line will be
prompted */
Input IP Address of Log Host: 10.2.22.136
/* If /etc/hosts does not have 'defaultGateway' the next line will be
prompted */
Input IP Address of Default Gateway: 10.2.22.66
Do you want to change the above setting ? (y/n) [n] :
If you answer 'y', the Configure loop will be continued.
If you answer 'n' (default), then the following files will be
generated and copied to the appropriate locations.
[1] w840s will be copied to /kernel/drv directory.
[2] w840s.conf will be created and filled as
BurstLen=8192 CacheAlign=49152 TxThreshold=0 Nway=0 LineSpeed=0
FullDuplex=0;
then be copied to /kernel/drv directory.
[3] hosts will be appended as following, if it just contains localhost
originally.
127.0.0.1 localhost
10.2.22.136 hostname loghost
10.2.22.66 defaultGateway router
then be copied to /etc directory.
[4] hostname.w840s0 will be created and filled as
hostname (just includes host name of machine)
then be copied to /etc directory.
Reboot the system to activate the network driver.
#reboot
3.2 c or C - configure the network board
the Configure loop will be continued.
3.3 r or R - remove the network driver
hostname.w840s0 will be deleted
Trouble Shooting:
1. Message: 'No Winbond 840 board existed!'
Solution: Make sure that your W89C840 PCI card is plugged into the
system.
Histories of Release:
***) 1.00, 08-06-1998
First release.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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