AXNET_CS(4)

NAME
axnet_cs - Asix AX88190 chipset PCMCIA Ethernet Driver

SYNOPSIS
insmod axnet_cs.o [pc_debug= n] [irq_list= i,j,...]

DESCRIPTION
Axnet_cs is a driver for PCMCIA ethernet cards based on the Asix AX88190 chipset. These cards are mostly NE2000 compatible but have several bugs that are sufficiently tricky to work around that a separate driver was deemed necessary. When this driver is bound to a card, it allocates the next available ethernet device (eth0..eth#). This device name will be reported in the kernel log file, and passed on to cardmgr(8).

PARAMETERS

pc_debug=n
    Selects the PCMCIA debugging level. This parameter is only available if the module is compiled with debugging enabled. A non-zero value enables debugging.

irq_list=i,j,...
    Specifies the set of interrupts that may be allocated by this driver.

DIAGNOSTICS

axnet_cs: this is not an AX88190 card!
    Indicates that this card is probably a normal NE2000 compatible card, which requires the pcnet_cs driver.

eth#: interrupt(s) dropped!
    Indicates that the driver did not receive an interrupt notification for some reason. The driver will poll the card (with a significant performance penalty) if the problem persists. The most likely cause is an interrupt conflict and/or host bridge configuration problem.

AUTHOR
David Hinds - dahinds@users.sourceforge.net

SEE ALSO
cardmgr(8), pcmcia(5).