I "ported" a polling-based driver from the Etherboot project, which in turn had ported it from the Intel Linux (interrupt-based) driver.

I've used it with both the 82546-based Dual Gig Copper adapter (pro/1000 MT) and the 82546-based Dual Gig Fiber adapter (don't know the model # off hand).

We don't have a 64 bit environment, and we don't do PCI-X, so I'm not sure what that part will take, but this should be a start, hopefully...

good luck, -m

On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 03:33 PM, Dhanuka, Anupam wrote:

Hi Mark

Thanks for your response.

I am not sure what you mean when you say "via Etherboot via Linux Intel Driver". Could you elaborate?

Is the e1000 same as the Server Adapter (I want to use 64 bits)? What would the differences be for PCI-x support?

I am sorry but I am fairly new to this Boot Loader area. I am not used to the terminology yet.

Thanks

Anupam

-----Original Message----- From: Mark Rakes [mailto:mrakes@vivato.net]

I have a working e1000 driver (via Etherboot via Linux Intel driver) for ppcboot on PCI (not PCI-X).

I haven't submitted it back to the list as we're still using ppcboot 2.0 and I hadn't taken the time to do the "port" the driver to u-boot yet.

I'll try to do that in today, if I can...

no promises on pci-x, though... -Mark

On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 02:26 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:

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Dear Anupam,

in message 2692A548B75777458914AC89297DD7DA021CCCC6@bronze.dolby.net

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you wrote:

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I have the IBM "Ebony' reference board with IBM 440GP processor. I want to use the Intel 1000/MT Gigabit Server Adapter as a network

interface

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to load the OS image over the network. The adapter is connected to

the

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PCI-X slot. I was wondering if U-boot has support for such an

No,not yet (AFAIK).

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arrangement. If not then where can I find more help and if I were to develop the driver for this adapter myself, then how feasible would

it

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be.

It's a routine job for some of the developers on this list, and out of reach for others. Sorry, but I don't know your level of experience.