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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.  The following models support only manual configuration:
58WD8003S, WD8003E, and WD8013EBT.
59.Pp
60Other WD/SMC 80x3 interfaces support two types of media on a single card.
61All support the AUI media type.  The other media is either BNC or UTP
62being a transceiver.  Software cannot differentiate between BNC and UTP
63cards.  On some models, the AUI port is always active.
64.Pp
65The SMC Elite Ultra and SMC EtherEZ interfaces support three media on
66a single card: AUI, BNC, and UTP.  If the transceiver is active, the BNC
67media is selected.  Otherwise, the AUI and UTP ports are both active.
68Cards of this vintage may also be found which lack one or two of the
69connectors.  These cards also know what interrupt they are configured
70for, and will correct such problems (for further interrupt issues, see
71.Xr isa 4
72and
73.Xr pci 4 ).
74.Pp
75The SMC EtherEZ does not yet work correctly in
76.Xr isapnp 4
77mode.
78The SMC Elite Ultra does not work in
79.Dq soft configuration
80mode.
81.Pp
82.Pp
83To enable the AUI media, select the
84.Em 10base5
85or
86.Em aui
87media type with
88.Xr ifconfig 8 's
89.Sq media
90directive.  To select the other media (transceiver), select the
91.Em 10base2
92or
93.Em bnc
94media type.
95.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
96.Bl -diag
97.It "we0: overriding IRQ <n> to <m>"
98The IRQ specified in the kernel configuration file is different from that
99found in the card's configuration registers.  The value in the kernel
100configuration file is being overridden by the one configured into the card.
101.It "we0: can't wildcard IRQ on a <model>"
102The IRQ was wildcarded in the kernel configuration file, and the card is
103a WD8003S, WD8003E, or WD8013EBT, which do not support software IRQ
104configuration.
105.It "we0: failed to clear shared memory at offset <off>"
106The memory test was unable to clear shared the interface's shared memory
107region.  This often indicates that the card is configured at a conflicting
108.Em iomem
109address.
110.El
111.Sh SEE ALSO
112.Xr ifmedia 4 ,
113.Xr intro 4 ,
114.Xr isa 4 ,
115.Xr isapnp 4 ,
116.Xr ifconfig 8
117