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diff --git a/contrib/3c90xutil/romutil.txt b/contrib/3c90xutil/romutil.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 58074b9b..00000000 --- a/contrib/3c90xutil/romutil.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -I wrote the attached little util program to try out the basic approach -and thought that you might find it useful as well as providing some -simple testing. It isn't a final solution so the interface is rough. The -program must be run as root on an Intel based machine. - -The key point is that the IO address needs to be entered - I grab it -from the dmesg output: - -eth0: 3Com 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx at 0xe400, 00:10:4b:d2:5e:0d, IRQ -11 - -or "cat /proc/pci" to find the "I/O at XXXXXX" for your 3Com Card. - -Some example commands are: - -romutil 0xe400 erase - erases the ROM contents -romutil 0xe400 protect - enables the Software Data Protection -on the ROM [3c905B only] -romutil 0xe400 unprotect - disables the Software Data Protection -on the ROM [3c905B only] -romutil 0xe400 id - displays the manufacturer and -device IDs -romutil 0xe400 read >file - writes the contents of the ROM to stdout -romutil 0xe400 prog <file - writes the contents of the stdin into the -ROM (<64k) - -I tried reading and writing the ROM while doing large ftp transfers and -experienced no problems. I didn't spend much time worrying about the -possible race conditions. My system has lots of resources (450MHx P2, -128MB RAM) so it might not provide the best test candidate. - -Let me know what results you get if you try it out. - -Thanks - -John |