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mii?</code> <br/> <code class="Cd">inphy* at mii?</code> <br/> <code class="Cd">iophy* at mii?</code> <br/> <code class="Cd">nsphy* at mii?</code></p> </section> <section class="Sh"> <h2 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h2> <p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">fxp</code> device driver supports the Intel EtherExpress 100 family of Ethernet cards based on various revisions of the i82557, i82558, i82559, i82559S, i82550, i82551, and i82562 chipsets, including the following:</p> <p class="Pp"></p> <ul class="Bl-item Bd-indent Bl-compact"> <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 PCI</li> <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B PCI</li> <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ PCI</li> <li>Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Dual-Port PCI</li> <li>Intel PRO/100 CardBus II PC Card</li> <li>Intel PRO/100 VE</li> <li>Intel PRO/100 VM</li> <li>Intel PRO/100 M</li> <li>Intel PRO/100 S</li> </ul> <p class="Pp">The following media types and options (as given to <a class="Xr" href="/ifconfig.8" aria-label="ifconfig, section 8">ifconfig(8)</a>) are supported:</p> <div class="Bd-indent"> <dl class="Bl-tag"> <dt id="media"><a class="permalink" href="#media"><code class="Cm">media</code></a> <span class="No">autoselect</span></dt> <dd>Enable autoselection of the media type and options (default).</dd> <dt id="media~2"><a class="permalink" href="#media~2"><code class="Cm">media</code></a> <span class="No">100baseTX</span> <code class="Cm">mediaopt</code> <span class="No">full-duplex</span></dt> <dd>Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation and force full-duplex mode.</dd> <dt id="media~3"><a class="permalink" href="#media~3"><code class="Cm">media</code></a> <span class="No">100baseTX</span> <code class="Cm">mediaopt</code> <span class="No">half-duplex</span></dt> <dd>Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation and force half-duplex mode.</dd> <dt id="media~4"><a class="permalink" href="#media~4"><code class="Cm">media</code></a> <span class="No">10baseT</span> <code class="Cm">mediaopt</code> <span class="No">full-duplex</span></dt> <dd>Set 10Mbps operation and force full-duplex.</dd> <dt id="media~5"><a class="permalink" href="#media~5"><code class="Cm">media</code></a> <span class="No">10baseT</span> <code class="Cm">mediaopt</code> <span class="No">half-duplex</span></dt> <dd>Set 10Mbps operation and force half-duplex.</dd> </dl> </div> <p class="Pp">If no media options are present, the <code class="Nm">fxp</code> driver places the card into autoselect mode.</p> </section> <section class="Sh"> <h2 class="Sh" id="FILES"><a class="permalink" href="#FILES">FILES</a></h2> <p class="Pp">Some devices are able to do interrupt coalescing but it requires firmware updating. The following firmware files are potentially loaded on demand when an interface is brought up:</p> <p class="Pp"></p> <div class="Bd-indent"> <dl class="Bl-tag Bl-compact"> <dt><span class="Pa">/etc/firmware/fxp-d101a</span></dt> <dd style="width: auto;"> </dd> <dt><span class="Pa">/etc/firmware/fxp-d101b0</span></dt> <dd style="width: auto;"> </dd> <dt><span class="Pa">/etc/firmware/fxp-d101ma</span></dt> <dd style="width: auto;"> </dd> <dt><span class="Pa">/etc/firmware/fxp-d101s</span></dt> <dd style="width: auto;"> </dd> <dt><span class="Pa">/etc/firmware/fxp-d102</span></dt> <dd style="width: auto;"> </dd> <dt><span class="Pa">/etc/firmware/fxp-d102c</span></dt> <dd style="width: auto;"> </dd> <dt><span class="Pa">/etc/firmware/fxp-d102e</span></dt> <dd style="width: auto;"> </dd> </dl> </div> <p class="Pp">If a file is missing, the driver attempts to operate anyway.</p> </section> <section class="Sh"> <h2 class="Sh" id="DIAGNOSTICS"><a class="permalink" href="#DIAGNOSTICS">DIAGNOSTICS</a></h2> <dl class="Bl-diag"> <dt>fxp0: couldn't map memory</dt> <dd>A fatal initialization error has occurred.</dd> <dt>fxp0: couldn't map interrupt</dt> <dd>A fatal initialization error has occurred.</dd> <dt>fxp0: Failed to malloc memory</dt> <dd>There are not enough mbufs available for allocation.</dd> <dt>fxp0: device timeout</dt> <dd>The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable).</dd> <dt>fxp0: error N, could not read firmware ...</dt> <dd>The device is able to do interrupt coalescing but required firmware file is missing.</dd> </dl> </section> <section class="Sh"> <h2 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></h2> <p class="Pp"><a class="Xr" href="/arp.4" aria-label="arp, section 4">arp(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/cardbus.4" aria-label="cardbus, section 4">cardbus(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/icsphy.4" aria-label="icsphy, section 4">icsphy(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/ifmedia.4" aria-label="ifmedia, section 4">ifmedia(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/inphy.4" aria-label="inphy, section 4">inphy(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/intro.4" aria-label="intro, section 4">intro(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/iophy.4" aria-label="iophy, section 4">iophy(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/netintro.4" aria-label="netintro, section 4">netintro(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/nsphy.4" aria-label="nsphy, section 4">nsphy(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/pci.4" aria-label="pci, section 4">pci(4)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/hostname.if.5" aria-label="hostname.if, section 5">hostname.if(5)</a>, <a class="Xr" href="/ifconfig.8" aria-label="ifconfig, section 8">ifconfig(8)</a></p> </section> <section class="Sh"> <h2 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h2> <p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">fxp</code> device driver first appeared in <span class="Ux">OpenBSD 2.2</span>.</p> </section> <section class="Sh"> <h2 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h2> <p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">fxp</code> device driver was written by <span class="An">David Greenman</span>. This manual page was written by <span class="An">David E. O'Brien</span>.</p> </section> </main> <div class="foot" role="doc-pagefooter" aria-label="Manual footer line"><span class="foot-left"></span><span class="foot-date">January 15, 2015</span> <span class="foot-os">OpenBSD-current</span></div> </body> </html>