Patch-ID# 109866-05 Keywords: elxl 3c905c-tx-m 3c980-tx connection link warning Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: elxl patch Date: Mar/12/2004 Install Requirements: Reboot after installation Solaris Release: 8_x86 SunOS Release: 5.8_x86 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: elxl patch Relevant Architectures: i386 BugId's fixed with this patch: 4202169 4256331 4273911 4292440 4351739 4355560 4392116 4423264 4470572 4470581 4750553 4767680 4791458 4834346 4834353 Changes incorporated in this version: 4470572 4470581 4791458 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /boot/solaris/devicedb/master /boot/solaris/drivers/notisa.010/elxl.bef /kernel/drv/elxl Problem Description: 4791458 elxl:warning message with some 3COM network cards makes some installs hang 4470581 elxl: Add support for 3C905Cx-TXNM w/ASIC 40-0664-003 4470572 elxl: incorrect handling of reset commands in realmode driver (from 109866-04) 4767680 elxl: Support required for 40-0664-XXX ASICs on 3COm 3C905C devices 4834346 elxl: Register dump used for debugging is hard to read and incomplete 4834353 elxl: Additional debugging info is needed to identify device type being used 4750553 removal of DDI cruft 4470581 elxl: Add support for 3C905Cx-TXNM w/ASIC 40-0664-003 4423264 elxl: x86 machines lose gateway (multicast not programmed on reset) 4392116 elxl: unplumb and replumb causes panic (from 109866-03) This revision produced to address patch packaging issues. (from 109866-02) 4351739 elxl: No link events generated for 3C905B, 3C905C, 3C980, 3C980C NICs 4355560 elxl: add aliases for 3C980C-TXM NIC (from 109866-01) 4256331 elxl: add aliases for 3C905C-TX-M and 3C980-TX 4202169 elxl: add alias "pci10b7,9800" for 3COM 3C980-TX NIC 4292440 elxl: 3c905c: network link goes down on Dell GX100 4273911 elxl: link always reported down when initializing NIC Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine: example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02 The following example removes a patch from a standalone system: example# patchrm 104945-02 For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- None. KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS Elxl driver included in this patch does not process link events for devices 3C905B-TX, 3C905C-TX-M and 3C980-TX. CAVEAT None. README -- Last modified date: Friday, March 12, 2004