[U-Boot-Users] IBM 440GP Ebony board: Gigabit ethernet adapter

[Mark Rakes]

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 at 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:
>
>> Dear Anupam,
>>
>> in message <2692A548B75777458914AC89297DD7DA021CCCC6 at bronze.dolby.net>
>
>> you wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>> to load the OS image over the network. The adapter is connected to
> the
>>> PCI-X slot. I was wondering if U-boot has support for such an
>>
>> No,not yet (AFAIK).
>>
>>> 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
>>> 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.