Linux Driver Software; Limitations; Packaging - D-Link DGE-560SX User Manual

The FUNNUM keyword is used to determine which function/port the driver is to load on when
using a multifunction (multiport) adapter. Function number values are limited to 0 and 1, for
the first and second ports of the adapter.
The SUBVID keyword is used to for load the driver only on the first adapter found that has a
subvendor ID (SVID) that matches the one set in Net.cfg. The driver ignores all other
adapters that do not have a matching SVID. SUBVID expects a hexadecimal number.
Example:
LINK DRIVER B57
SUBVID 14E4
SUBVID cannot be used with BUSNUM, DEVNUM or FUNNUM.
The MODEL keyword is for loading the driver only on the first adapter found that has a
subvendor ID (SVID) that matches the one set in MODEL. The driver ignores all other
adapters that do not have a matching SVID. MODEL expects a decimal number.
Example:
LINK DRIVER B44
MODEL 534

3.5 Linux Driver Software

3.5.1 Limitations

The current version of the adapter driver has been tested on the latest Red Hat, SuSE, and
other Linux distributions for i386, ia64, and x86_64 CPU architectures using 2.4.x and 2.6.x
kernels. The driver has been tested up to kernel version 2.4.33 and 2.6.13. The driver should
work on other little endian or big endian CPU architectures, but only very limited testing has
been done on some of these machines. The Makefile may have to be modified to include
architecture-specific compile switches, and some minor changes in the source files may also
be required. On these machines, patching the driver into the kernel is recommended.

3.5.2 Packaging

The Linux TG3 driver is released in the following packaging formats (file names):
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