DSS Networks 5161 User Manual

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GigMAC PMC and PCI

Board and Driver Users Manual

LOADING THE DRIVER FOR INTEL BASED MODELS (5261, 5262, 5164, etc.)


Note: In order to load the Intel driver, the "ChipSelector=1" option is required
during the 'insmod' as follows:

insmod ./dpm.o ChipSelector=1


TUNING THE INSTALLATION


Interrupt holdoff (programmed latency)

To increase (or decrease) the value of the programmed interrupt latency, insert
the module and set the "IntrHoldOff" parameter as follows:

insmod ./dpm.o IntrHoldOff=1 # value can be 0, 1, 2 or 3


Note: A value greater than 3 is not recommended.


Other driver parameters that can be set during driver load or in
modules.conf:

MediaSpeed=10,100,1000 # Media Speed (default 1000)

SetAutoNeg=0,1

# Setting for auto negotiation (default 1=auto)

DuplexMode=0,1

# Setting for duplex (default 1=FULL)

IntrHoldOff=0,1,2

# interrupt holdoff value in 100 microsecond

units

ChipSelector=0,1

# default=0 (National), 1=Intel

NumBufDescs=

# default=256, 128, 256, 512, 1024

MaxBufferSize=

# default=2048, 2048, 4096, 8192

FrameGenSize=

# frame generator test size (64-9000 bytes)


See “Command Line Parameters” table below for additional information on driver
module insertion parameters.

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