Messages in this thread | | | Subject | RE: [Patch] e100 driver patch for 2.5 - option to restore old behavio r | Date | Tue, 20 May 2003 14:00:30 -0700 | From | "Feldman, Scott" <> |
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> These patches add a module parameter to restore older > EEPROM behavior to the Intel e100 NIC driver.
We want the check to fail to detect mis-programmed eeproms. The checksum test isn't conclusive, but it does provide an indication something is wrong.
> We have lots of boxen that for some reason always fail the > checksum, but the E100 NIC operates just fine. Others might > have the same issue.
The assumption is that the eeprom was programmed correctly in manufacturing, so your nics were 1) mis-programmed during manufacturing, or 2) modified later using some tool. Follow-up with linux.nics@intel.com to make sure 1) isn't the case.
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