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diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from ../../exclude v2.2.14/Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt linux/Documentation/networking/sk98lin.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 sk98lin.txt created 11-Nov-1999
 
-Readme File for sk98lin.o v3.02
+Readme File for sk98lin.o v3.04
 SK-NET Gigabit Ethernet Adapter SK-98xx Driver for Linux
 
 This file contains
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 ============
 
 The sk98lin driver supports the SysKonnect SK-NET Gigabit Ethernet
-Adapter SK-98xx family on Linux 2.2.x.
-It has been tested with Linux on Intel/x86 and ALPHA machines.
+Adapter SK-98xx family on Linux 2.2.x and above.
+It has been tested with Linux on Intel/x86, ALPHA and UltraSPARC machines.
 From v3.02 on, the driver is integrated in the linux kernel source.
 ***
 
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@
 module with 'insmod'. The configuration tools of some distributions
 can also give parameters to the driver module.
 If you use the kernel module loader, you can set driver parameters
-in the file /etc/conf.modules. Insert a line of the form:
+in the file /etc/modules.conf (or old name: /etc/conf.modules).
+Insert a line of the form:
 
 options sk98lin ...
 
@@ -281,14 +282,12 @@
 the large frames. If one adapter is not set to receive large frames,
 it will simply drop them.
 
-NOTE: If you look at the statistics (with netstat) in large frame
-      mode while there is traffic on the net, you will see the
-      RX error counter go up. This is because the adapter hardware
-      counts received large frames as errors, although they are
-      received correctly. So ignore this counter in that case.
-
 You can switch back to the standard ethernet frame size with:
   ifconfig eth0 mtu 1500
+
+To make this setting persitent, add a script with the 'ifconfig'
+line to the system startup sequence (named something like "S99sk98lin"
+in /etc/rc.d/rc2.d).
 ***
 
 
@@ -374,15 +373,27 @@
 (8) HISTORY
 ===========
 
-VERSION 3.02
+VERSION 3.04 (In-Kernel version)
+Problems fixed:
+- Driver start failed on UltraSPARC
+- Rx checksum calculation for big endian machines did not work
+- Jumbo frames were counted as input-errors in netstat
+
+VERSION 3.03 (Standalone version)
+Problems fixed:
+- Compilation did not find script "printver.sh" if "." not in PATH
+Known limitations:
+- None
+
+VERSION 3.02 (In-Kernel version)
 Problems fixed:
 - None
 New Features:
-- Integration in linux kernel source.
+- Integration in Linux kernel source (2.2.14 and 2.3.29) 
 Known limitations:
 - None
 
-VERSION 3.02
+VERSION 3.01
 Problems fixed:
 - None
 New Features:

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