The drivers/net/Config.in file contains 11 options which do not have any
help text in drivers/net/Config.help (or anywhere else).
The following patch provides help texts for the 8 of those 11 marked by
asterisks in the list below. I inserted the help texts in Config.help
in the same order that the option appears in Config.in.
CONFIG_8139_NEW_RX_RESET
* CONFIG_DE2104X
* CONFIG_LASI_82596
* CONFIG_LP486E
* CONFIG_MIPS_AU1000_ENET
CONFIG_NE2K_ZORRO
* CONFIG_PPPOATM
* CONFIG_TULIP_MMIO
* CONFIG_TULIP_MWI
CONFIG_VETH
* CONFIG_VIA_RHINE_MMIO
Steven
--- linux-2.5.4/drivers/net/Config.help.orig Wed Feb 13 11:18:09 2002
+++ linux-2.5.4/drivers/net/Config.help Wed Feb 13 13:15:58 2002
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
MIPS-32-based Baget embedded system. This chipset is better known
via the NE2100 cards.
+CONFIG_LASI_82596
+ Say Y here to support the on-board Intel 82596 ethernet controller
+ built into Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC machines.
+
CONFIG_MIPS_JAZZ_SONIC
This is the driver for the onboard card of MIPS Magnum 4000,
Acer PICA, Olivetti M700-10 and a few other identical OEM systems.
@@ -214,6 +218,12 @@
pppd, along with binaries of a patched pppd package can be found at:
<http://www.shoshin.uwaterloo.ca/~mostrows/>.
+CONFIG_PPPOATM
+ Support PPP (Point to Point Protocol) encapsulated in ATM frames.
+ This implementation does not yet comply with section 8 of RFC2364,
+ which can lead to bad results if the ATM peer loses state and
+ changes its encapsulation unilaterally.
+
CONFIG_NET_RADIO
Support for wireless LANs and everything having to do with radio,
but not with amateur radio or FM broadcasting.
@@ -817,6 +827,10 @@
say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. This is
recommended. The module will be called lance.o.
+CONFIG_MIPS_AU1000_ENET
+ If you have an Alchemy Semi AU1000 ethernet controller
+ on an SGI MIPS system, say Y. Otherwise, say N.
+
CONFIG_SGI_IOC3_ETH
If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
@@ -1290,6 +1304,24 @@
module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as well
as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
+CONFIG_DE2104X
+ This driver is developed for the SMC EtherPower series Ethernet
+ cards and also works with cards based on the DECchip
+ 21040 (Tulip series) chips. Some LinkSys PCI cards are
+ of this type. (If your card is NOT SMC EtherPower 10/100 PCI
+ (smc9332dst), you can also try the driver for "Generic DECchip"
+ cards, above. However, most people with a network card of this type
+ will say Y here.) Do read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
+ <http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto>. More specific
+ information is contained in
+ <file:Documentation/DocBook/tulip-user.tmpl>.
+
+ This driver is also available as a module ( = code which can be
+ inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
+ The module will be called tulip.o. If you want to compile it as a
+ module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as well
+ as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
+
CONFIG_TULIP
This driver is developed for the SMC EtherPower series Ethernet
cards and also works with cards based on the DECchip
@@ -1308,6 +1340,20 @@
module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as well
as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
+CONFIG_TULIP_MWI
+ This configures your Tulip card specifically for the card and
+ system cache line size type you are using.
+
+ This is experimental code, not yet tested on many boards.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
+CONFIG_TULIP_MMIO
+ Use PCI shared memory for the NIC registers, rather than going through
+ the Tulip's PIO (programmed I/O ports). Faster, but could produce
+ obscure bugs if your mainboard has memory controller timing issues.
+ If in doubt, say N.
+
CONFIG_DGRS
This is support for the Digi International RightSwitch series of
PCI/EISA Ethernet switch cards. These include the SE-4 and the SE-6
@@ -1338,6 +1384,11 @@
cards. Specifications and data at
<http://www.myson.com.hk/mtd/datasheet/>.
+CONFIG_LP486E
+ Say Y here to support the 82596-based on-board Ethernet controller
+ for the Panther motherboard, which is one of the two shipped in the
+ Intel Professional Workstation.
+
CONFIG_ETH16I
If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
@@ -1377,6 +1428,16 @@
a module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as
well as <file:Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt>.
+CONFIG_VIA_RHINE_MMIO
+ This instructs the driver to use PCI shared memory (MMIO) instead of
+ programmed I/O ports (PIO). Enabling this gives an improvement in
+ processing time in parts of the driver.
+
+ It is not known if this works reliably on all "rhine" based cards,
+ but it has been tested successfully on some DFE-530TX adapters.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
CONFIG_DM9102
This driver is for DM9102(A)/DM9132/DM9801 compatible PCI cards from
Davicom (<http://www.davicom.com.tw/>). If you have such a network