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It was amusing that linux was able to make use of this 1980's technology on machines long past its intended lifespan, but it probably should go now. To set some context, the 3c501 was designed in the 1980's to be used on 8088 PC-XT 8bit ISA machines. It was built using a large number of discrete TTL components and truly looks like a relic of the ancient past before large scale integration was common. But from a functional point of view, the real issue, as stated in the (also obsolete) Ethernet-HowTo, is that "...the 3c501 can only do one thing at a time -- while you are removing one packet from the single-packet buffer it cannot receive another packet, nor can it receive a packet while loading a transmit packet." You know things are not good when the Kconfig help text suggests you make a cron job doing a ping every minute. Hardware that old and crippled is simply not going to be used by anyone in a time where 10 year old 100Mbit PCI cards (that are still functional) are largely give-away items. Cc: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
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# 3Com Ethernet device configuration
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#
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config NET_VENDOR_3COM
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bool "3Com devices"
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default y
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depends on ISA || EISA || PCI || PCMCIA
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---help---
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If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
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and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
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Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
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kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
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the questions about 3Com cards. If you say Y, you will be asked for
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your specific card in the following questions.
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if NET_VENDOR_3COM
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config EL3
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tristate "3c509/3c579 \"EtherLink III\" support"
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depends on (ISA || EISA)
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---help---
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If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to the 3Com
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EtherLinkIII series, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available
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from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
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If your card is not working you may need to use the DOS
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setup disk to disable Plug & Play mode, and to select the default
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media type.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
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will be called 3c509.
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config 3C515
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tristate "3c515 ISA \"Fast EtherLink\""
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depends on (ISA || EISA) && ISA_DMA_API
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---help---
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If you have a 3Com ISA EtherLink XL "Corkscrew" 3c515 Fast Ethernet
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network card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
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will be called 3c515.
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config PCMCIA_3C574
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tristate "3Com 3c574 PCMCIA support"
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depends on PCMCIA
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---help---
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Say Y here if you intend to attach a 3Com 3c574 or compatible PCMCIA
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(PC-card) Fast Ethernet card to your computer.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be
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called 3c574_cs. If unsure, say N.
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config PCMCIA_3C589
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tristate "3Com 3c589 PCMCIA support"
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depends on PCMCIA
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---help---
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Say Y here if you intend to attach a 3Com 3c589 or compatible PCMCIA
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(PC-card) Ethernet card to your computer.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be
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called 3c589_cs. If unsure, say N.
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config VORTEX
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tristate "3c590/3c900 series (592/595/597) \"Vortex/Boomerang\" support"
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depends on (PCI || EISA) && HAS_IOPORT
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select NET_CORE
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select MII
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---help---
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This option enables driver support for a large number of 10Mbps and
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10/100Mbps EISA, PCI and PCMCIA 3Com network cards:
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"Vortex" (Fast EtherLink 3c590/3c592/3c595/3c597) EISA and PCI
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"Boomerang" (EtherLink XL 3c900 or 3c905) PCI
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"Cyclone" (3c540/3c900/3c905/3c980/3c575/3c656) PCI and Cardbus
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"Tornado" (3c905) PCI
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"Hurricane" (3c555/3cSOHO) PCI
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If you have such a card, say Y and read the Ethernet-HOWTO,
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available from <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. More
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specific information is in
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<file:Documentation/networking/vortex.txt> and in the comments at
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the beginning of <file:drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c>.
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To compile this support as a module, choose M here.
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config TYPHOON
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tristate "3cr990 series \"Typhoon\" support"
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depends on PCI
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select CRC32
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---help---
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This option enables driver support for the 3cr990 series of cards:
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3C990-TX, 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990-TX-97, 3CR990-FX-95, 3CR990-FX-97,
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3CR990SVR, 3CR990SVR95, 3CR990SVR97, 3CR990-FX-95 Server,
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3CR990-FX-97 Server, 3C990B-TX-M, 3C990BSVR
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If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
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the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
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To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
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will be called typhoon.
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endif # NET_VENDOR_3COM
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