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39.Dd September 22, 1998
40.Dt WE 4
41.Os
42.Sh NAME
43.Nm we
44.Nd device driver for Western Digital/SMC WD80x3, SMC Elite Ultra,
45and SMC EtherEZ Ethernet cards
46.Sh SYNOPSIS
47.Cd "we0 at isa? port 0x280 iomem 0xd0000 irq 9"
48.Cd "we1 at isa? port 0x300 iomem 0xcc000 irq 10"
49.Cd "we* at isapnp?"
50.Sh DESCRIPTION
51The
52.Nm
53device driver supports Western Digital/SMC WD80x3, SMC Elite Ultra, and
54SMC EtherEZ Ethernet cards.
55.Sh MEDIA SELECTION
56The ability to select media from software is dependent on the particular
57model of WD/SMC card.
58The following models support only manual configuration: WD8003S, WD8003E,
59and WD8013EBT.
60.Pp
61Other WD/SMC 80x3 interfaces support two types of media on a single card.
62All support the AUI media type.
63The other media is either BNC or UTP being a transceiver.
64Software cannot differentiate between BNC and UTP cards.
65On some models, the AUI port is always active.
66.Pp
67The SMC Elite Ultra and SMC EtherEZ interfaces support three media on
68a single card: AUI, BNC, and UTP.
69If the transceiver is active, the BNC media is selected.
70Otherwise, the AUI and UTP ports are both active.
71Cards of this vintage may also be found which lack one or two of the
72connectors.
73These cards also know what interrupt they are configured for, and will
74correct such problems (for further interrupt issues, see
75.Xr isa 4
76and
77.Xr pci 4 ) .
78.Pp
79The SMC EtherEZ does not yet work correctly in
80.Xr isapnp 4
81mode.
82The SMC Elite Ultra does not work in
83.Dq soft configuration
84mode.
85.Pp
86.Pp
87To enable the AUI media, select the
88.Em 10base5
89or
90.Em aui
91media type with
92.Xr ifconfig 8 's
93.Sq media
94directive.
95To select the other media (transceiver), select the
96.Em 10base2
97or
98.Em bnc
99media type.
100.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
101.Bl -diag
102.It "we0: overriding IRQ <n> to <m>"
103The IRQ specified in the kernel configuration file is different from that
104found in the card's configuration registers.
105The value in the kernel configuration file is being overridden by the one
106configured into the card.
107.It "we0: can't wildcard IRQ on a <model>"
108The IRQ was wildcarded in the kernel configuration file, and the card is
109a WD8003S, WD8003E, or WD8013EBT, which do not support software IRQ
110configuration.
111.It "we0: failed to clear shared memory at offset <off>"
112The memory test was unable to clear shared the interface's shared memory
113region.
114This often indicates that the card is configured at a conflicting
115.Em iomem
116address.
117.El
118.Sh SEE ALSO
119.Xr ifmedia 4 ,
120.Xr intro 4 ,
121.Xr isa 4 ,
122.Xr isapnp 4 ,
123.Xr ifconfig 8
124