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.\" $NetBSD: ti.4,v 1.9 2004/02/14 16:45:01 joda Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: ti.4,v 1.10 2004/02/15 22:54:27 snj Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999
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.\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved.
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.\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved.
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@ -50,19 +50,23 @@ driver provides support for PCI gigabit
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.Tn Ethernet
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.Tn Ethernet
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adapters based on the Alteon Networks Tigon gigabit
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adapters based on the Alteon Networks Tigon gigabit
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.Tn Ethernet
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.Tn Ethernet
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controller chip. The Tigon contains an embedded R4000 CPU, gigabit MAC, dual
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controller chip.
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DMA channels and a PCI interface unit. The Tigon II contains two R4000 CPUs
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The Tigon contains an embedded R4000 CPU, gigabit MAC, dual DMA channels
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and other refinements. Either chip can be used in either a 32-bit or 64-bit
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and a PCI interface unit.
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PCI slot. Communication with the chip is achieved via PCI shared memory
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The Tigon II contains two R4000 CPUs and other refinements.
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and bus master DMA. The Tigon I and II support hardware multicast
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Either chip can be used in either a 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot.
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address filtering, VLAN tag extraction and insertion, and jumbo
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Communication with the chip is achieved via PCI shared memory
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and bus master DMA.
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The Tigon I and II support hardware multicast address filtering,
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VLAN tag extraction and insertion, and jumbo
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.Tn Ethernet
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.Tn Ethernet
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frames sizes up to 9000 bytes. Note that the Tigon I chipset is no longer in
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frames sizes up to 9000 bytes.
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active production: all new adapters should come equipped with Tigon II
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Note that the Tigon I chipset is no longer in active production:
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chipsets.
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all new adapters should come equipped with Tigon II chipsets.
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.Pp
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.Pp
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There are several PCI boards available from both Alteon and other
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There are several PCI boards available from both Alteon and other
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vendors that use the Tigon chipset under OEM contract. The
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vendors that use the Tigon chipset under OEM contract.
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The
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driver has been tested with the following Tigon-based adapters:
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driver has been tested with the following Tigon-based adapters:
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.Pp
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.Pp
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While the Tigon chipset supports 10, 100 and 1000Mbps speeds, support for
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While the Tigon chipset supports 10, 100 and 1000Mbps speeds, support for
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10 and 100Mbps speeds is only available on boards with the proper
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10 and 100Mbps speeds is only available on boards with the proper
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transceivers. Most adapters are only designed to work at 1000Mbps,
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transceivers.
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however the driver should support those NICs that work at lower speeds
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Most adapters are only designed to work at 1000Mbps, however the driver
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as well.
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should support those NICs that work at lower speeds as well.
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.Pp
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Support for jumbo frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
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Support for jumbo frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
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Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
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Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
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.It autoselect
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.It autoselect
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Enable autoselection of the media type and options.
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Enable autoselection of the media type and options.
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.It 10baseT/UTP
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.It 10baseT/UTP
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Set 10Mbps operation. The
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Set 10Mbps operation.
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The
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.Ar mediaopt
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.Ar mediaopt
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option can also be used to select either
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option can also be used to select either
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.Ar full-duplex
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.Ar full-duplex
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.It 100baseTX
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.It 100baseTX
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Set 100Mbps (fast
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Set 100Mbps (fast
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.Tn Ethernet )
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.Tn Ethernet )
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operation. The
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operation.
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The
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.Ar mediaopt
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.Ar mediaopt
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option can also be used to select either
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option can also be used to select either
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.Ar full-duplex
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.Ar full-duplex
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modes.
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modes.
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.It 1000baseSX
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.It 1000baseSX
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Set 1000Mbps (gigabit
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Set 1000Mbps (gigabit
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.Tn Ethernet over multimode fiber ) operation. Only full
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.Tn Ethernet over multimode fiber ) operation.
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Only full
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.Ar full-duplex
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.Ar full-duplex
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mode is supported at this speed.
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mode is supported at this speed.
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.It 1000baseT
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.It 1000baseT
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Set 1000Mbps (gigabit
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Set 1000Mbps (gigabit
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.Tn Ethernet over twisted pair ) operation. Only full
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.Tn Ethernet over twisted pair ) operation.
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Only full
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.Ar full-duplex
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.Ar full-duplex
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mode is supported at this speed.
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mode is supported at this speed.
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.El
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.El
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hardware.
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hardware.
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supports this feature of the chip's firmware. See
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supports this feature of the chip's firmware.
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See
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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for information on how to enable this feature.
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for information on how to enable this feature.
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.Pp
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initialization.
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initialization.
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.It "ti%d: bios thinks we're in a 64 bit slot, but we aren't"
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.It "ti%d: bios thinks we're in a 64 bit slot, but we aren't"
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The BIOS has programmed the NIC as though it had been installed in
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The BIOS has programmed the NIC as though it had been installed in
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a 64-bit PCI slot, but in fact the NIC is in a 32-bit slot. This happens
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a 64-bit PCI slot, but in fact the NIC is in a 32-bit slot.
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as a result of a bug in some BIOSes. This can be worked around on the
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This happens as a result of a bug in some BIOSes.
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Tigon II, but on the Tigon I initialization will fail.
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This can be worked around on the Tigon II, but on the Tigon I
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initialization will fail.
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.It "ti%d: board self-diagnostics failed!"
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.It "ti%d: board self-diagnostics failed!"
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The ROMFAIL bit in the CPU state register was set after system
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The ROMFAIL bit in the CPU state register was set after system
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startup, indicating that the on-board NIC diagnostics failed.
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startup, indicating that the on-board NIC diagnostics failed.
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.It "ti%d: unknown hwrev"
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.It "ti%d: unknown hwrev"
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The driver detected a board with an unsupported hardware revision. The
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The driver detected a board with an unsupported hardware revision.
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driver supports revision 4 (Tigon 1) and revision 6 (Tigon 2) chips
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driver supports revision 4 (Tigon 1) and revision 6 (Tigon 2) chips
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and has firmware only for those devices.
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and has firmware only for those devices.
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