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diff --git a/contrib/linux-3c503-patch/README b/contrib/linux-3c503-patch/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..109094ff --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/linux-3c503-patch/README @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +As part of determining whether a 3c503 is present, the Linux driver +examines the first 3 bytes of the ethernet address (the vendor ID) +to see if it corresponds to a known 3Com vendor ID. + +The Bull discless 386 workstation I have (don't laugh) has an +unknown vendor ID 0x000062. This trivial patch adds it to those +known to the driver. |