Re: Vortex full-duplex doesn't work?

["Karel Kulhavý" <clock@twibright.com>]

> | Hello
> | 
> | I have collected from tidbits of information that
> | ether=0,0,0x201,0,eth0 should set my 3c900 card to full duplex AUI.
> | 
> | I have tried this, then ifconfig eth0 up and then
> | vortex-diag -vv and it still reports MAC Settings: half-duplex
> | 
> | When I rewrite all occurences of full_duplex in 3c59x.c for hard-coded
> | "1", then I get MAC Settings: full-duplex
> | 
> | How do I set up this driver to force full-duplex AUI for 3c900 network
> | card without using modules and without patching 3c59x.c?
> 
> BTW, what kernel version ???

2.4.22

> As I indicated in another reply to you, <quote>
> Please try this, although I'm not yet convinced that the 3c59x
> driver calls all of the right hooks for this to work.
> but good luck, and please report back on it. </quote>

So the only possibility apart from introducing modules is hacking it up in the
driver? I tried the 3Com setup DOS diskette and it refuses to set full duplex
together with AUI.

Cl<