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author | Mike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000 |
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committer | Mike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000 |
commit | e7d0adf95322ccbac21d361be1700e9edb07eff2 (patch) | |
tree | 0a7ba8b2db2a1f697897ee36c97e0c9344da12c9 /share/man/man4/ste.4 | |
parent | 7ef5a345919c1cba77bdfe5ffcf43dde619dabd4 (diff) |
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ste.4 b/share/man/man4/ste.4 index 1eef419c595..d4ce70c3f81 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ste.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ste.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ste.4,v 1.8 2001/06/23 07:03:59 pjanzen Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ste.4,v 1.9 2001/10/05 14:45:53 mpech Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 .\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved. @@ -45,14 +45,16 @@ The .Nm driver provides support for PCI Ethernet adapters and embedded controllers based on the Sundance Technologies ST201 PCI fast -Ethernet controller chip. This includes the D-Link DFE-550TX. +Ethernet controller chip. +This includes the D-Link DFE-550TX. .Pp The Sundance ST201 uses bus master DMA and is designed to be a -3Com Etherlink XL work-alike. It uses the same DMA descriptor -structure and is very similar in operation, however its register -layout is different. The ST201 has a 64-bit multicast hash filter -and a single perfect filter entry for the station address. IT -supports both 10 and 100Mbps speeds in either full or half duplex +3Com Etherlink XL work-alike. +It uses the same DMA descriptor structure and is very similar in operation, +however its register layout is different. +The ST201 has a 64-bit multicast hash filter and a single perfect filter +entry for the station address. +IT supports both 10 and 100Mbps speeds in either full or half duplex using an MII transceiver. .Pp The @@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ the autoselected mode by adding media options to the .Xr hostname.if 5 file. .It 10baseT/UTP -Set 10Mbps operation. The +Set 10Mbps operation. +The .Ar mediaopt option can also be used to select either .Ar full-duplex @@ -75,7 +78,8 @@ or .Ar half-duplex modes. .It 100baseTX -Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. The +Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. +The .Ar mediaopt option can also be used to select either .Ar full-duplex @@ -113,20 +117,24 @@ The driver failed to allocate an mbuf for the transmitter ring when allocating a pad buffer or collapsing an mbuf chain into a cluster. .It "ste%d: chip is in D3 power state -- setting to D0" This message applies only to adapters which support power -management. Some operating systems place the controller in low power +management. +Some operating systems place the controller in low power mode when shutting down, and some PCI BIOSes fail to bring the chip -out of this state before configuring it. The controller loses all of +out of this state before configuring it. +The controller loses all of its PCI configuration in the D3 state, so if the BIOS does not set it back to full power mode in time, it won't be able to configure it -correctly. The driver tries to detect this condition and bring +correctly. +The driver tries to detect this condition and bring the adapter back to the D0 (full power) state, but this may not be -enough to return the driver to a fully operational condition. If -you see this message at boot time and the driver fails to attach +enough to return the driver to a fully operational condition. +If you see this message at boot time and the driver fails to attach the device as a network interface, you will have to perform second warm boot to have the device properly configured. .Pp Note that this condition only occurs when warm booting from another -operating system. If you power down your system prior to booting +operating system. +If you power down your system prior to booting .Ox , the card should be configured correctly. .El |