TL(4)

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version 11.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to TL(4) from the Kernel Interfaces Manual — this is the page for tl, the Ethernet driver for Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based board. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

tl* at pci? dev ? function ?

Configuration of PHYs is necessary. See mii(4). no cap, that part matters 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

The tl device driver supports network adapters based on the Texas Instruments ThunderLAN chip. that's the whole vibe of this driver, and honestly? iconic 🎀

👑 HARDWARE 👑

Supported cards include:

  • Compaq Netelligent — in baseboard and PCI variants (the 10BASE-T-only variant is untested, just so you know 👀).
  • Compaq NetFlex 3/P — in baseboard variant only (the PCI variant doesn't use the same chip! like literally not 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 — yes bestie, that whole name is the card 🫶.

🌈 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 — they're the main characters here too 💜.

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). so yeah, sometimes you gotta be explicit, periodt ✨

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

💀 BUGS 💀

The board marked as untested will always claim having an AUI connector, where it may be a BNC one. it's giving "lying about its connector" energy, honestly 🙈

okay that's the whole page bestie — this icon was brought to you by the Debian crew, dated May 16, 2009, filed under TL(4), and yes, it ate 💅🔥

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