
                          Broadcom Corporation
                          16215 Alton Parkway,
                          Irvine, CA 92619-7013
			  
                              Release Notes
                       Broadcom BCM5700 Linux Driver
                              Version 6.0.2
                                02/14/2003

Table of Contents
=================

  Introduction
  Limitations
  Packaging
  Installing Source RPM Package
  Building Driver From TAR File
  Notes
  Patching PCI Files
  Patching module-info Files
  Patching Driver Into Kernel
  Network Installation
  Unloading and Removing Driver
  Module Parameters
  Driver Messages
  Statistics
  Revision History
  
			       
Introduction
============

This file describes the Linux driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5700
series 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Network Controllers.


Limitations
===========

The current version of the driver has been tested on the latest Red Hat
and United Linux distributions, as well as other similar Linux distributions
for i386, ia64, and x86_64 CPU architectures using 2.4.x kernels. The
driver has been tested up to kernel version 2.4.20.

The driver should work on other little endian or big endian CPU architectures,
but only very limited testing has been done on some of these machines. The
Makefile may have to be modified to include architecture specific compile
switches, and some minor changes in the source files may also be required.
On these machines, patching the driver into the kernel is recommended (see
below for instructions).


Packaging
=========

The driver is released in two packaging formats: source RPM and compressed tar
formats. The file names for the two packages are bcm5700-<version>.src.rpm and
bcm5700-<version>.tar.gz respectively. Identical source files to build the
driver are included in both packages. The tar file contains additional
utilities such as patches and driver diskette images for network installation.


Installing Source RPM Package
=============================

1. Install the source RPM package:

   rpm -ivh bcm5700-<version>.src.rpm

If installing the driver on SuSE Linux, refer to the Notes section below
before continuing.

2. CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel:

   cd /usr/src/{redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ..}
   rpm -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec

or

   rpmbuild -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec (for RPM version 4.x.x)

Note that the RPM path is different for different Linux distributions.

3. Install the newly built package (driver and man page):

   rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/bcm5700-<version>.i386.rpm

Note that the --force option is needed if installing on Red Hat 7.1, 7.2,
and others that already contain an older version of the driver.

The driver will be installed in the following path:

2.2.x kernels:

    /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net/bcm5700.o

2.4.x kernels:

    /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/bcm5700.o

2.4.x kernels with bcm5700 driver patched in (e.g. Red Hat 7.1, 7.2):

    /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/bcm/bcm5700.o

or

    /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700/bcm5700.o

4. Load the driver:

   insmod bcm5700

If loading the driver on Red Hat 7.3, 2.1 AS or newer Red Hat kernels, refer
to the Notes section below before loading the driver.

5. To configure network protocol and address, refer to various Linux
documentations.

Building Driver From TAR File
=============================

1. Create a directory and extract the files:

   tar xvzf bcm5700-<version>.tar.gz

If installing the driver on SuSE Linux, refer to the Notes section below
before continuing.

2. Build the driver bcm5700.o as a loadable module for the running kernel:

   cd src
   make

3. Test the driver by loading it: 

   insmod bcm5700.o

If loading the driver on Red Hat 7.3, 2.1 AS or newer Red Hat kernels, refer
to the Notes section below before loading the driver.

4. Install the driver and man page:

   make install

See RPM instructions above for the location of the installed driver.

5. To configure network protocol and address, refer to various Linux
documentations.

Notes
=====

Note 1: If compiling the driver for a SuSE Linux kernel and errors are
reported, follow the general guidelines below to rebuild the kernel
source tree:

cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel_version>.SuSE
cp /boot/vmlinuz.config .config
cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h include/linux/version.h
cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h include/linux/autoconf.h
make oldconfig
make dep

where <kernel_version> is the actual kernel version used in the SuSE
distribution. Example: /usr/src/linux-2.4.4.SuSE

Note 2: If loading the driver on Red Hat 7.3, Red Hat 2.1 AS, and other newer
kernels and patches, it is necessary to unload the tg3 driver first if it
is loaded. While tg3 is a fully functioning driver written by Red Hat et al,
Broadcom recommends users to use the bcm5700 driver written and tested by
Broadcom. Use ifconfig to bring down all eth# interfaces used by tg3 and do
the following to unload the tg3 driver:

rmmod tg3

It may also be necessary to manually edit the file /etc/modules.conf to
change an interface alias name from tg3 to bcm5700. Example:

alias eth0 tg3

Replace tg3 with bcm5700:

alias eth0 bcm5700

See the man pages for ifconfig, rmmod, modules.conf for more detailed
information. It is also recommended to apply the pci patch described in
the next section.


Patching PCI Files (Optional)
=============================

To use the Red Hat kudzu hardware detection utility, a number of files
containing PCI vendor and device information need to be patched with
information on the BCM5700 series NICs. Patch files for Red Hat 7.x
are included. Apply the appropriate patch by running the patch command.
For example, on Red Hat 7.2 for i386, apply the patch by doing the following:

   patch -N -p1 -d /usr < pci-rh72-i386.patch

Run kudzu:

   kudzu

Patching module-info Files (Optional)
=====================================

To use Red Hat's graphical network administration tool neat, the module-info
files need to be patched. Apply the appropriate patch by running the patch
command. For example, on Red Hat 8.0 for i386, apply the patch by doing the
following:

   patch -N -p1 -d /boot < modinfo-rh80-i386.patch

Run neat:

   neat

Patching Driver Into Kernel (Optional)
======================================

Patch files are included for patching the driver into some of the latest
2.4.x kernel source trees. This step is optional and should only be done
by users familiar with configuring and building the kernel. The patch
will modify the orginal kernel's source code.

Follow the following steps to patch the driver into kernel:

1. Select the patch file that matches your kernel and apply the patch:

   patch -p1 -d <kernel_src_root> < bcm5700-<version>-2.4.<x>.patch

where <version> is the version of the bcm5700 driver and 2.4.<x> is the
version of the kernel to patch (e.g. 2.4.10).

Note: <kernel_src_root> is usually /usr/src/linux or /usr/src/linux-2.4.<x>

2. Configure the kernel to include the bcm5700 driver. It can be found
under Network Device Support ---> Ethernet (1000 Mbit) ---> Broadcom BCM5700
support when make menuconfig is run. Select built-in or module for the driver:

   cd <kernel_src_root>
   make menuconfig 

3. Compile the kernel:

   make dep
   make clean
   ....
   ....


Network Installation
====================

For network installations through NFS, FTP, or HTTP (using a network boot
disk or PXE), a driver diskette that contains the bcm5700 driver is needed for
Red Hat 7.x. The driver diskette images for the most recent Red Hat versions
are included. Boot drivers for other Linux versions can be compiled by
modifying the Makefile and the make environment. Further information is
available from Red Hat's website.

To create the driver diskette, select the appropriate image file, gunzip it,
and do the following:

dd if=dd.img of=/dev/fd0H1440.


Unloading and Removing Driver
=============================

To unload the driver, use ifconfig to bring down all eth# interfaces opened
by the driver, then do the following:

rmmod bcm5700


If the driver was installed using rpm, do the following to remove it:

rpm -e bcm5700


If the driver was installed using make install from the tar file, the driver
bcm5700.o has to be manually deleted from the system. Refer to the section
"Building Driver From TAR File" for the location of the installed driver.


Module Parameters
=================

Optional parameters for the driver can be supplied as command line arguments 
to the insmod command. Typically, these parameters are set in the file
/etc/modules.conf (see the man page for modules.conf). These parameters take
the form

    <parameter>=value[,value,...]

where the multiple values for the same parameter are for multiple NICs
installed in the system.

Note that default or other meaningful values will be used when invalid values
are selected. Some combinations of parameter values may conflict and lead to
failures. The driver cannot detect all such conflicting combinations.

All the parameters are listed below.

line_speed

    Selects the line speed of the link. This parameter is used together with
    full_duplex and auto_speed to select the speed and duplexity of the link
    and the setting of autonegotiation.
    
    The valid values are:
    
    0      Autonegotiate for highest speed supported by link partner (default)
    10     10 Mbps
    100    100 Mbps
    1000   1000 Mbps

    If line_speed is set to 10, 100, or 1000, the NIC will autonegotiate for
    the selected speed (and selected duplexity) if auto_speed is set to 1.
    If auto_speed is set to 0, the selected speed and duplexity will be
    set without autonegotiation. Note that 1000 Mbps must be negotiated for
    copper twisted pair links.

auto_speed

    Enables or disables autonegotiation. The valid values are:

    0      Autonegotiation disabled
    1      Autonegotiation enabled (default)

    Note that this parameter is ignored and assumed 1 if line_speed is set
    to 0.
    
full_duplex

    Selects the duplexity of the link. This paramter is used together with
    line_speed to select the speed and duplexity of the link. Note that this
    parameter is ignored if line_speed is 0.
    
    The valid values are:
    
    0      half duplex
    1      full duplex (default)
    
    
rx_flow_control

    Enables or disables receiving flow control (pause) frames. This parameter
    is used together with auto_flow_control. The valid values are:
    
    0      pause receive disabled
    1      pause receive enabled if auto_flow_control is set to 0, or
           pause receive advertised if auto_flow_control is set to 1 (default)

tx_flow_control

    Enables or disables transmitting flow control (pause) frames. This parameter
    is used together with auto_flow_control. The valid values are:
    
    0      pause transmit disabled
    1      pause transmit enabled if auto_flow_control is set to 0, or
           pause transmit advertised if auto_flow_control is set to 1 (default)

auto_flow_control

    Enables or disables autonegotiation of flow control. This parameter is used
    together with rx_flow_control and tx_flow_control to determine the
    advertised flow control capability. The valid values are:
    
    0      flow control autonegotiation disabled
    1      flow control autonegotiation enabled with capability specified in
           rx_flow_control and tx_flow_control (only valid if line_speed is
           set to 0 or auto_speed is set to 1) (default)

mtu

    Enables jumbo frames up to the specified MTU size. The valid range for
    this parameter is 1500 to 9000. Default is 1500 which is standard
    ethernet (non-jumbo) MTU size. Note that the MTU size excludes the
    ethernet header size of 14 bytes. Actual frame size is MTU size + 14 bytes.
    Jumbo MTU sizes are not supported on BCM5705 chips.

    The MTU size can also be changed using ifconfig after the driver is loaded.
    See the ifconfig man page for details.

tx_checksum

    Enables or disables hardware transmit TCP/UDP checksum. The valid values
    are:

    0      checksum disabled
    1      checksum enabled (default)

rx_checksum

    Enables or disables hardware receive TCP/UDP checksum validation. The
    valid values are:

    0      checksum disabled
    1      checksum enabled (default)

scatter_gather

    Enables or disables scatter-gather and 64-bit DMA on x86. This option is
    only useful when running on TUX-enabled kernels or newer kernels with
    zero-copy TCP. The valid values are:

    0      scatter-gather and 64-bit DMA on x86 disabled
    1      scatter-gather and 64-bit DMA on x86 enabled (default)

tx_pkt_desc_cnt

    Configures the number of transmit descriptors. Default is 100. The
    valid range is from 1 to 600. Note that the driver may not be able to
    allocate the required amount of memory if this parameter is set too high.
    Depending on kernel and CPU architecture, each descriptor may require up
    to about 268 bytes. This parameter should not be set less than 80 if
    adaptive_coalesce (see below) is enabled.

rx_std_desc_cnt

    Configures the number of receive descriptors for frames up to 1528 bytes.
    Default is 200. The valid range is from 1 to 511. This parameter should
    not be set less than 80 on systems with high network traffic. Setting this
    parameter higher allows the NIC to buffer larger bursts of network
    traffic without dropping frames, especially on slower systems. Note that
    the driver may not be able to allocate the required amount of memory if
    this parameter is set too high. Depending on kernel and CPU architecture,
    each descriptor may require up to about 268 bytes. Each descriptor also
    requires a socket buffer of at least 1536 bytes. This parameter should not
    be set less than 50 if adaptive_coalesce (see below) is enabled.

rx_jumbo_desc_cnt

    Configures the number of receive descriptors for jumbo frames larger
    than 1528 bytes. Default is 128 and valid range is from 1 to 255.
    When jumbo frames larger than 1528 bytes are used, this parameter should
    not be set lower than 60 on systems with high network traffic. Setting
    this parameter higher allows the NIC to buffer larger bursts of jumbo
    traffic without dropping frames, especially on slower systems. Depending
    on kernel and CPU architecture, each descriptor may require up to about
    268 bytes. Each descriptor also requires a socket buffer the size of a
    maximum jumbo frame. On systems with insufficient memory, it may be
    necessary to reduce this parameter. This parameter should not be set less
    than 50 if adaptive_coalesce (see below) is enabled. When the maximum
    frame size is 1528 or smaller (MTU size 1514 or smaller), this parameter
    is not used and is always 0.

adaptive_coalesce

    Enables or disables adaptive adjustments to the various interrupt
    coalescing parameters. Enabling it allows the driver to dynamically
    adjust the interrupt coalescing parameters to achieve high throughput
    during heavy traffic and low latency during light traffic.
    rx_std_desc_cnt, (and rx_jumbo_desc_cnt if using jumbo frames) should not
    be set less than 50, and tx_pkt_desc_cnt should not be set less than 80
    when this parameter is enabled. The valid values are:

    0      disabled
    1      enabled (default)

rx_coalesce_ticks

    Configures the number of 1 usec ticks before the NIC generates receive
    interrupt after receiving a frame. This parameter works in conjunction
    with the rx_max_coalesce_frames parameter. Interrupt will be generated
    when either of these thresholds is exceeded. 0 means this parameter is
    ignored and interrupt will be generated when the rx_max_coalesce_frames
    threshold is reached. The valid range is from 0 to 500, and default is
    60. This parameter is not used and will be adjusted automatically if
    adaptive_coalesce is set to 1.

rx_max_coalesce_frames

    Configures the number of received frames before the NIC generates receive
    interrupt. The valid range is from 0 to 100, and default is 15. This
    parameter and rx_coalesce_ticks cannot be both 0, otherwise no receive
    interrupts will be generated. It should also be set lower than
    rx_std_desc_cnt (and rx_jumbo_desc_cnt if using jumbo frames). This
    parameter is not used and will be adjusted automatically if
    adaptive_coalesce is set to 1.

tx_coalesce_ticks

    Configures the number of 1 usec ticks before the NIC generates transmit
    interrupt after transmitting a frame. This parameter works in conjunction
    with the tx_max_coalesce_frames parameter. Interrupt will be generated
    when either of these thresholds is exceeded. 0 means this
    parameter is ignored and interrupt will be generated when the
    tx_max_coalesce_frames threshold is reached. The valid range is from 0 to
    500, and default is 200. This parameter is not used and will be adjusted
    automatically if adaptive_coalesce is set to 1.

tx_max_coalesce_frames

    Configures the number of transmitted frames before the NIC generates
    transmit interrupt. The valid range is from 0 to 100, and default is 35.
    This parameter and tx_coalesce_ticks cannot be both 0, otherwise no
    transmit completion interrupt will be generated. This parameter should
    always be set lower than tx_pkt_desc_cnt. This parameter is not used and
    will be adjusted automatically if adaptive_coalesce is set to 1.

stats_coalesce_ticks

    Configures the number of 1 usec ticks between periodic statistics block
    DMAs. The valid range is from 100 to 3600000000, and default is 1000000
    (1 sec.). 0 is also valid and is used to disable statistics updates.
    This parameter is not used and will be set to default if adaptive_coalesce
    is set to 1.

enable_wol

    Enables or disables magic packet Wake-On-LAN when the system is shutdown.
    Note that not all systems support Wake-On-LAN. The valid values are:

    0    magic packet Wake-On-LAN disabled (default)
    1    magic packet Wake-On-LAN enabled

enable_tso

    Enables or disables TCP Segmentation Option (TSO) when using kernels that
    support it.

    0    TSO disabled (default)
    1    TSO enabled


Driver Messages
===============

The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged in the file
/var/log/messages. Use dmesg -n <level> to control the level at which messages
will appear on the console. Most systems are set to level 6 by default.

Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Driver bcm5700 with Broadcom NIC Extension (NICE)
ver. 5.0.8 (11/05/02)

    Driver signon


eth#: Broadcom BCM5701 1000Base-T found at mem faff0000, IRQ 16, node addr
0010180402d8
eth#: Broadcom BCM5701 Integrated Copper transceiver found
eth#: Scatter-gather ON, 64-bit DMA ON, Tx Checksum ON, Rx Checksum ON

    NIC detected


bcm5700: eth# NIC Link is Up, 1000 Mbps full duplex

    Link up and speed indication


bcm5700: eth# NIC Link is Down

    Link down indication


Statistics
==========

Detailed statistics and configuration information can be viewed in the file
/proc/net/nicinfo/eth#.info.


Revision History
================

v6.0.2 (02/14/03)

- Fixed the problem of T3_CHIP_ID_5705_A2 not defined in tigon3.h

v6.0.1 (02/11/03)

- Fixed some minor bugs in the adaptive coalescing logic.

v6.0.0 (02/10/03)

- Fixed another ASF problem that occurred when WOL was disabled in firmware
  but enabled in the driver. 

- Added new device IDs for 5705 A2/A3 and made necessary changes to support
  5705 A3.

v5.0.22 (02/07/03)

- Fixed the problem of ASF malfunction when the device is shutdown.

v5.0.21 (02/06/03)

- Fixed the problem of ifup (mii-tool) always detecting link down on 5704S.
- Fixed the problem of high CPU utilization when receiving line-rate traffic
  from Smartbits or Ixia by limiting the number of buffers allocated in the ISR.

v5.0.20 (02/05/03)

- Fixed a bad IP checksum problem in the 5702/03/04 TSO firmware.

v5.0.19 (01/23/03)

- Changed Makefile to include proper compiler switches for x86_64 architectures.
- Fixed a bug in the adaptive coalescing function. Some variables were not
  properly initialized after ifdown and ifup and this bug may cause
  low performance especially when using jumbo frames.
- Tweaked the adaptive coalescing parameters slightly to improve netperf
  performance.

v5.0.17 (01/10/03)

- Made changes for 5705 A2.
- Added autoneg. workaround for 5704S.

v5.0.16 (01/03/03)

- Fixed the hang problem on 5700 during ifdown.

v5.0.15 (01/03/03)

- Fixed some WOL issues.
- Fixed TSO problems on 5702/03/04.
- Fixed problems with the network_install dd images.

v5.0.14 (12/19/02)

- Made flow control work better.
- Added 10Mbps limit for 5704 WOL.
- Removed 5901 and 5705MFE support.

v5.0.12 (12/12/02)

- Added diagnostics ioctls.
- Enabled flow control by default.

v5.0.11 (12/06/02)

- Fixed data corruption problem on 5705 with TSO enabled.
- Fixed 5701 lockup during initialization.

v5.0.10 (11/20/02)

- Added support for 5705MFE and 5901.
- Added TSO for 5705 A1.
- Fixed ifconfig hang on Intel McKinley.

v5.0.9  (11/08/02)

- Made changes for 5705 A1 chips.

v5.0.8  (11/05/02)

- Fixed ASF problem on 5705.
- Fixed problem with changing MAC address.
- Added MTU change using ifconfig.
- Fixed problem running on AMD X86_64 machines.

v5.0.7  (10/11/02)

- Fixed 5704S link related problems.
- Improved performance slightly on some PCIX machines.
- Fixed GEEPROM to allow full access to NVRAM.

v5.0.6  (10/03/02)

- Fixed problem of 5704S not linking up.
- Added code to support autoneg in 5704S hardware.

v5.0.5  (09/24/02)

- Fine-tuned some parameters for improved performance.
- Added TSO.
- Fixed WOL problems on 5704.
- Fixed the problem of not enabling ASF on the fly.
- Fixed incorrect PCIX speed in proc file.
- Added 5704S support.
- Fixed incorrect PCIX speed in proc file.
- Fixed the initialization failure on 5701 LOMs.

v3.0.12 (08/22/02)

- Fixed the problem of not loading on CIOBE A1.
- Fixed intermittent hang problem when configuring 802.1q VLAN.

v3.0.11 (08/21/02)

- Added DIAG_SUSPEND/DIAG_RESUME ioctls.
- Added some workarounds for 5705.
- Added vlan tag size adjustment when receiving vlan tagged packets.

v3.0.10 (08/07/02)

- Fixed NVRAM write corruption.
- Added check to not allow jumbo MTUs on 5705.
- Added WOL on OEM 5703 Fiber LOM.

v3.0.9 (08/05/02)

- Added support for 5705.

v3.0.8 (07/25/02)

- Fixed VLAN problem with BASP.
- Added new 5704 IDs.
- Added support for 5702FE.

v3.0.7 (07/17/02)

- Changed to enable VLAN tag stripping only when VLAN or BASP is registered.
- Fixed problem of sending bad zero-copy packets.
- Added additional workaround for systems with AMD762.
- Adjusted EEPROM delay loop.

v3.0.6 (06/25/02)

- Fixed an ASF failure.
- Added 802.1Q VLAN
- Added a locking scheme for PHY access.
- Fixed an intermittent crash problem with fiber NICs.
- Adjusted fiber autoneg. logic to work with 3Com 4900SX switch.
- Added netif_carrier_on and netif_carrier_off.

v3.0.5 (05/30/02)

- Fixed occasional hang during load and unload.
- Fixed non-zero statistics when stats_coalesce_ticks is 0.

v3.0.4 (05/15/02)

- Fixed 10Mbps line speed setting bug.
- Fixed problem with jumbo packets.
- Fixed a compile warning on Red Hat 7.3

v3.0.3 (05/13/02)

- Added support for ASF.
- Added 64-bit counters for 64-bit machines.
- Reduced code size.
- Fixed intermittent VPD failures.

v3.0.2 (05/03/02)

- Fixed a bug on PCIX systems.

v3.0.1 (05/02/02)

- Added workaround for Intel ICH and ICH0 chipsets.
- Fixed 5704 related problems.

v3.0.0 (04/22/02)

- Added 5704 support
- Reduced some overhead in the upper/lower driver interface.

v2.2.19 (04/10/02)

- Fixed a panic problem on 5700 under heavy traffic on certain machines.
- Reduced code size slightly.
- Added necessary delays after changes to GPIO.

v2.2.18 (04/03/02)

- Added new OEM subsystem IDs.
- Fixed some ethtool problems.

v2.2.17 (04/02/02)

- Adjusted some delay loops to avoid hangs during intermittent failures.

v2.3.0 (03/29/02)

- Special version with external memory and Mini ring support.

v2.2.12 (03/27/02)

- Minor fix for some fiber related issues.

v2.2.11 (03/23/02)

- Adjusted fiber autoneg scheme to be consistent with other Broadcom
  drivers.

v2.2.10 (03/21/02)

- Changed Fiber LED to software control.
- Fixed 4 GByte boundary check for 5700.

v2.2.9 (03/13/02)

- Fixed a hang problem on 5703S with cable disconnected.

v2.2.8 (03/07/02)

- More changes to fiber autonegotiation - interrupt with polling backup
  for fiber link changes.

v2.2.7 (03/06/02)

- Made some changes to autonegotiation of fiber.

v2.2.6 (03/05/02)

- Added fix for 5703S.
- Improved adaptive interrupt coalescing.
- Fixed a problem in WOL.

v2.2.5 (02/27/02)

- Fixed a big endian problem.

v2.2.4 (02/27/02)

- Added new device IDs for 5703/5702.
- Fixed parity error NMIs with 5703 on PCIX systems.
- Added Ethernet@WireSpeed.

v2.2.3 (02/07/02)

- Fixed EEPROM corruption during repeated load/unload of the driver.
- Changed driver to use polling for fiber link changes.

v2.2.1 (01/23/02)

- Increased eeprom timing delays for slower clocks.

v2.2.0 (01/22/02)

- First release for 5702/5703 A1.

v2.0.34 (01/04/02)

- Fixed data corruption problem on PCIX systems under heavy traffic.

v2.0.32 (01/02/02)

- No change.

v2.0.31 (12/14/01)

- Changed i/o accesses to use writel/readl macros.
- Fixed problem when loading driver on an OEM LOM with no cable attached.
- Fixed problem of setting IFF_ALLMULTI.
- Changed to use pci_map_page to map the zero copy transmit fragments.

v2.0.28 (11/05/01)

- Added SIOCETHTOOL ioctl support.

v2.0.27 (10/26/01)

- Fixed a link up problem for an OEM LOM.

v2.0.26 (10/25/01)

- Added 5702 support.

v2.0.25 (10/22/01)

- Added Rx_Short_Fragments and other counters.
- Added code to detect AMD762 Northbridge and enable PCI ordering on that chip.

v2.0.24 (09/19/01)

- Fixed intermittent link failures.

v2.0.21 (09/14/01)

- Fixed zero copy failure.

v2.0.19 (09/11/01)

- Fixed the problem of over reporting CRC errors.
- Fixed the problem of late collisions in 1000Mbps half duplex.

v2.0.18 (08/24/01)

- Added same fix in 2.0.17 for the latest A3 chips.

v2.0.17 (08/22/01)

- Fixed a lock-up problem when loading fibre card with no cable attached.

v2.0.16 (08/18/01)

- Fixed a panic caused by an interrupt before the NIC is fully initialized.

v2.0.15 (08/14/01)

- Fixed a problem that caused unnecessary resets to the chip during
heavy traffic.

v2.0.14 (08/09/01)

- Lowered core clock freq. in latest 5701 chip in 100Mbps WOL mode.

v2.0.12 (08/02/01)

- Fixed a 100Mbps fixed speed problem.
- Fixed the accidental clearing of RX stats during link changes.
- Added reentrancy protection in tasklet so that it will work on RH7.2 beta3.

v2.0.11 (07/19/01)

- Fixed some fiber autonegotiation problems.

v2.0.10 (07/13/01)

- Added promiscuous mode support.
- Improved performance, especially on 5700 chips.

v2.0.9 (07/04/01)

- Fixed IA64 DMA alignment problem.

v2.0.8 (07/03/01)

- Fixed panic during ifdown.

v2.0.7 (07/01/01)

- Fixed problems with fibre cards.
- Added 100Mbps WOL for 5701 B2 chip.

v2.0.6 (06/22/01)

- Improved adaptive receive interrupt coalescing.
- Added LED blinking ioctl.
- Added support for new boards.
- Fixed hang problem when cable is not attached.

v2.0.5 (06/18/01)

- Some performance improvements.
- Added adaptive receive interrupt coalescing.
- Preliminary release for IA64.

v2.0.4 (06/01/01)

- Fixed a problem with multiple cards using jumbo frames.

v2.0.3 (05/22/01)

- Fixed panic during hotplug.
- Fixed RPM error on Mandrake.

v2.0.2 (05/21/01)

- Fixed a spin lock problem.

v2.0.1 (05/18/01)

- Fixed memory leak when unloading driver.

v1.5.6 (05/11/01)

- Added additional OEM support.
- Added Wake-On-LAN support.

v1.5.4 (05/04/01)

- Fixed interrupt and TX hung problem on 5701.
- Added OEM strings.

v1.5.3 (04/26/01)

- Fixed parameter defaults.
- Added /proc filesystem reporting.

v1.5.2 (04/18/01)

- Fixed bug in transmit IP checksum.

v1.5.1 (04/15/01)

- Added scatter/gather, HIGHMEM DMA, and IP transmit checksum offload for the
  TUX kernel.
- Added support of BCM5701.

v1.5.0 (03/14/01)

- Added Fibre transceiver support.

v1.4.6 (02/14/01)

- Fixed the problem of dropping VLAN tagged 802.2/802.3 frames.
- Fixed Makefile to work in non Red Hat environments.
- Fixed the problem of over-counting receive errors.

v1.4.5 (01/31/01)

- Added PCI-X support for BCM5700.
- Fixed Jumbo frame problems by modifying some thresholds and increased
Jumbo frame size to 9K.

v1.4.4 (01/18/01)

- Fixed the problem of transmit congestion during very heavy traffic in pre-
2.4.0 kernels.

v1.4.3 (01/10/01)

- Changed driver to use new PCI DMA functions in 2.4 kernel.

v1.4.2 (01/03/01)

- Changed driver to use spin locks for SMP machines.
- Added spin locks around PRIVATE ioctls for MII registers .

v1.4.1 (12/26/00)

- Made changes for B1 chips.

v1.4.0 (12/19/00)

- Made changes for 2.4.0 kernel.

v1.3.8 (12/13/00)

- Fixed the problem of setting a user assigned MAC address.
- Added VLAN support for BASP.

v1.3.7 (12/01/00)

- Added code to handle BCM5401 B0 phy chips.

v1.3.6 (11/22/00)

- Fixed LED problems.

v1.3.5 (11/21/00)

- Fixed some flow control auto negotiation problems.

v1.3.4 (11/17/00)

- Fixed a problem of missing interrupts.
- Resolved all fixed speed related problems.

v1.3.3 (11/13/00)

- Fixed the problem of memory allocation failure in some machines.

v1.3.2 (11/09/00)

- Made more changes regarding fixed speeds. Also removed manual selection
  of 1000 Mbps.
- Made a SRPM package.

v1.03b (10/31/00)

- Fixed problems #452, #441, #364, and other speed related problems in the
  Lower Module.

v1.03 (10/30/00)

- Released Lower Module as tigon3.o.

v1.02c (10/27/00)

- Fixed the fixed speed problem in Lower Module.

v1.02b (10/24/00)

- Added new parameters for flow control settings.
- Fixed problem with uninitialized statistics counters (problem #338).

v1.02  (10/16/00)

- Modified for B0 chips, should also work for other chips.
- Reenabled TCP/UDP receive hardware checksums.

v1.01b (10/09/00)

- Changed driver to use pci* routines instead of pcibios* routines to obtain
  the correct IRQ on some MP machines.
- Resolved Problems #253, #257.

v1.01 (09/27/00)

- Added statistics collection function.
- Added jumbo frames support.
- Added MII related ioctl calls.
- Disabled UDP/TCP receive checksum offload to workaround a memory corruption
  problem in A1 chips.
- Fixed interrupt sharing problem.

v1.00 (09/13/00)

-First release of the driver for BCM5700 A1 chips.

