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1Text File for the SMC TokenCard TokenRing Linux driver (smctr.c).
2        By Jay Schulist <jschlst@samba.org>
3
4The Linux SMC Token Ring driver works with the SMC TokenCard Elite (8115T)
5ISA and SMC TokenCard Elite/A (8115T/A) MCA adapters.
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7Latest information on this driver can be obtained on the Linux-SNA WWW site.
8Please point your browser to: http://www.linux-sna.org
9
10This driver is rather simple to use. Select Y to Token Ring adapter support
11in the kernel configuration. A choice for SMC Token Ring adapters will
12appear. This drives supports all SMC ISA/MCA adapters. Choose this
13option. I personally recommend compiling the driver as a module (M), but if you
14you would like to compile it statically answer Y instead.
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16This driver supports multiple adapters without the need to load multiple copies
17of the driver. You should be able to load up to 7 adapters without any kernel
18modifications, if you are in need of more please contact the maintainer of this
19driver.
20
21Load the driver either by lilo/loadlin or as a module. When a module using the
22following command will suffice for most:
23
24# modprobe smctr
25smctr.c: v1.00 12/6/99 by jschlst@samba.org
26tr0: SMC TokenCard 8115T at Io 0x300, Irq 10, Rom 0xd8000, Ram 0xcc000.
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28Now just setup the device via ifconfig and set and routes you may have. After
29this you are ready to start sending some tokens.
30
31Errata:
321). For anyone wondering where to pick up the SMC adapters please browse
33    to http://www.smc.com
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352). If you are the first/only Token Ring Client on a Token Ring LAN, please
36    specify the ringspeed with the ringspeed=[4/16] module option. If no
37    ringspeed is specified the driver will attempt to autodetect the ring
38    speed and/or if the adapter is the first/only station on the ring take
39    the appropriate actions.
40
41    NOTE: Default ring speed is 16MB UTP.
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433). PnP support for this adapter sucks. I recommend hard setting the
44    IO/MEM/IRQ by the jumpers on the adapter. If this is not possible
45    load the module with the following io=[ioaddr] mem=[mem_addr]
46    irq=[irq_num].
47
48    The following IRQ, IO, and MEM settings are supported.
49
50    IO ports:
51    0x200, 0x220, 0x240, 0x260, 0x280, 0x2A0, 0x2C0, 0x2E0, 0x300,
52    0x320, 0x340, 0x360, 0x380.
53
54    IRQs:
55    2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
56
57    Memory addresses:
58    0xA0000, 0xA4000, 0xA8000, 0xAC000, 0xB0000, 0xB4000,
59    0xB8000, 0xBC000, 0xC0000, 0xC4000, 0xC8000, 0xCC000,
60    0xD0000, 0xD4000, 0xD8000, 0xDC000, 0xE0000, 0xE4000,
61    0xE8000, 0xEC000, 0xF0000, 0xF4000, 0xF8000, 0xFC000
62
63This driver is under the GNU General Public License. Its Firmware image is
64included as an initialized C-array and is licensed by SMC to the Linux
65users of this driver. However no warranty about its fitness is expressed or
66implied by SMC.
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