tl(4) [netbsd man page]
TL(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual TL(4) NAME
tl -- Ethernet driver for Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based board SYNOPSIS
tl* at pci? dev ? function ? Configuration of PHYs is necessary. See mii(4). DESCRIPTION
The tl device driver supports network adapters based on the Texas Instruments ThunderLAN chip. HARDWARE
Supported cards include: Compaq Netelligent in baseboard and PCI variants (10BASE-T-only variant untested). Compaq NetFlex 3/P in baseboard variant only (the PCI variant doesn't use the same chip!). It Baseboard Compaq Deskpro 4000 5233MMX Ethernet (This has been tested on the Deskpro 4000M only). TI TravelMate 5000 series laptop docking station's Ethernet board. MEDIA SELECTION
The different models of the supported boards come with some subset of RJ-45, BNC and AUI connectors. Media selection is done using ifconfig(8) using the standard ifmedia(4) mechanism. Refer to those manual pages for more information. The tl driver doesn't have full automatic media selection. By default it will do an Nway (IEEE 802.3u) negotiation on the 10BASE-T port for the speed and duplex mode with the link partner. If the AUI or BNC port is used, an explicit media type must be specified to ifconfig(8). SEE ALSO
ifmedia(4), mii(4), netintro(4), pci(4), ifconfig(8) BUGS
The board marked as untested will always claim having an AUI connector, where it may be a BNC one. BSD
May 16, 2009 BSD
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TL(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual TL(4) NAME
tl -- Texas Instruments ThunderLAN Ethernet device driver SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file: device miibus device tl Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5): if_tl_load="YES" DESCRIPTION
The tl driver provides support for PCI Ethernet adapters based on the Texas Instruments ThunderLAN Ethernet controller chip. The ThunderLAN controller has a standard MII interface that supports up to 32 physical interface devices (PHYs). It also has a built-in 10baseT PHY hardwired at MII address 31, which may be used in some 10Mbps-only hardware configurations. In 100Mbps configurations, a National Semiconductor DP83840A or other MII-compliant PHY may be attached to the ThunderLAN's MII bus. If a DP83840A or equivalent is available, the ThunderLAN chip can operate at either 100Mbps or 10Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex modes. The ThunderLAN's built-in PHY and the DP83840A also support autonegotiation. The tl driver supports the following media types: autoselect Enable autoselection of the media type and options. Note that this option is only available on those PHYs that support autonegotiation. Also, the PHY will not advertise those modes that have been explicitly disabled using the following media options. 10baseT/UTP Set 10Mbps operation 100baseTX Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation 10base5/AUI Enable AUI/BNC interface (useful only with the built-in PHY). The tl driver supports the following media options: full-duplex Force full duplex operation half-duplex Force half duplex operation. hw-loopback Enable hardware loopback mode. Note that the 100baseTX media type is only available if supported by the PHY. For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8). HARDWARE
The tl driver supports Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based Ethernet and Fast Ethernet adapters including a large number of Compaq PCI Ethernet adapters. Also supported are: o Olicom OC-2135/2138 10/100 TX UTP adapter o Olicom OC-2325/OC-2326 10/100 TX UTP adapter o Racore 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX adapter o Racore 8165 10/100baseTX adapter The tl driver also supports the built-in Ethernet adapters of various Compaq Prosignia servers and Compaq Deskpro desktop machines including: o Compaq Netelligent 10 o Compaq Netelligent 10 T PCI UTP/Coax o Compaq Netelligent 10/100 o Compaq Netelligent 10/100 Dual-Port o Compaq Netelligent 10/100 Proliant o Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP o Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX UTP o Compaq NetFlex 3P o Compaq NetFlex 3P Integrated o Compaq NetFlex 3P w/BNC DIAGNOSTICS
tl%d: couldn't map memory A fatal initialization error has occurred. tl%d: couldn't map interrupt A fatal initialization error has occurred. tl%d: device timeout The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable). tl%d: no memory for rx list The driver failed to allocate an mbuf for the receiver ring. tl%d: no memory for tx list The driver failed to allocate an mbuf for the transmitter ring when allocating a pad buffer or collapsing an mbuf chain into a cluster. SEE ALSO
arp(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), ifconfig(8) HISTORY
The tl device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 2.2. AUTHORS
The tl driver was written by Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. BSD
July 16, 2005 BSD