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* You need to detect the BAR0 type as some cards uses IO ports and others uses MMIO and you need to communincate with the NIC with the method appropriate to each. |
* You need to detect the BAR0 type as some cards uses IO ports and others uses MMIO and you need to communincate with the NIC with the method appropriate to each. |
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* You need to check if the card supports an EEPROM and read the MAC address from the EEPROM if the card supports it or read it from address 0x5400 if it |
* You need to check if the card supports an EEPROM and read the MAC address from the EEPROM if the card supports it or read it from address 0x5400 if it does not support an EEPROM |
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* You need to make sure to setup the card TCTRL register (Transmission Control Register) with the value 0b0110000000000111111000011111010. For more details reference the Intel manual for the meaning of the different bits of the register |
* You need to make sure to setup the card TCTRL register (Transmission Control Register) with the value 0b0110000000000111111000011111010. For more details reference the Intel manual for the meaning of the different bits of the register |
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