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diff --git a/contrib/3c90xutil/README b/contrib/3c90xutil/README index 235530f6..109f9888 100644 --- a/contrib/3c90xutil/README +++ b/contrib/3c90xutil/README @@ -8,6 +8,55 @@ with AT49BV512 Flash memory, and created cromutil and bromutil to differentiate the versions. cromutil is for 3C905C and bromutil is for 3C905B. +8.28.2005 I am adding a new version from Jorge L. deLyra that will +replace cromutil.c. I will rename cromutil.c to ocromutil.c + + From: delyra@fma.if.usp.br + Subject: Improved version of cromutil.c. + Date: June 22, 2004 12:19:00 AM EDT + To: mdc@thinguin.org + + Dear Marty, + + Below you will find a new version of the cronutil.c program. Since + the changes were quite large I am sending the program rather than a patch. + I added support for 3C905CX cards with a page-mode super-flash EEPROM, and + included several informative messages, a programming progress report and a + detailed help message. I did all the tests I could with it and it seems to + work correctly for the 3C905CX with either type of EEPROM chip. + + A question: is there a similar program for Intel eepro100 cards or for the + Intel or 3COM Gbit cards? + Cheers, + + ---------------------------------------------------------------- + Jorge L. deLyra, Associate Professor of Physics + The University of Sao Paulo, IFUSP-DFMA + For more information: finger delyra@latt.if.usp.br + ---------------------------------------------------------------- + +12/4/2009 The new cromutil version from Jorge L. deLyra can be found in +cromutil.c, whereas the old version can be found in ocromutil.c. + +bromutil.c now supports enabling a bootrom workaround that was previously +implemented in the old 3c90x driver. Some 3c90xB cards refuse to load gPXE +after the ROM is burned. The gPXE banner is likely to appear, but gPXE will +crash soon after. +If this is the case try the following commands. It is assumed that you replace +0x6600 with the I/O address of your card which can be acquired with: +(look for a line like 'I/O ports at e400') + $ lspci -v + + $ make + $ ./bromutil 0x6600 bootrom + +This command will write into the settings EEPROM of the network card. In case +the network card shows any unexpected behavior it is possible to restore the +EEPROM settings with a 3COm provided tool called '3c90xcfg.exe'(google it for +mirrors). + + -- Thomas Miletich + Be careful. You can easily erase your Flash memory using these utilities. Make *sure* to back them up first using the "read" command. You must "erase" before using "prog" to program the chip with |