[PATCH] Fix byte-swapped ethernet addr for Asante Fast 10/100 PCI Adapter

[Michael Schmitz]

> > This is a card with an Open Firmware driver or not ? If it has, then
> > I'd rather use the OF properties (like name property) to detect this
> > specific card and flip the MAC
>
> Please forgive my ignorance, but how do I tell if the card has an OF
> driver?  Running "ofpath /dev/eth1" doesn't reveal anything, although
> looking at the source for "ofpath" shows me that it doesn't handle
> ethernet devices.  I don't see anything under /proc/device-tree/ that
> would map to the Asante ethernet card, either.

If there's nothing under /proc/device-tree/, the card doesn't have an OF
driver.

> The card does show up in "lspci" and /proc/pci (obviously).  Would
> checking for the PCI vendor/device and subvendor/subdevice be
> equivalent to checking for the OF name property?

I'm not sure - the card having an OF driver might mean it's a Mac card,
needing byte swapping, whereas a card with no OF driver would be a PC
card, needing no byte swap. Or vice versa. Asante probably never built PC
specific ethernet cards so the PCI vendor/device property could be used
instead of OF data. OF data is just easier to get at :-)

	Michael


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