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= Standard MAC driver project for OS/2 & eCS =

This is the development home for the standard MAC driver project for eCS and OS/2. Each driver shares common code to interface with eCS and OS/2, and has a separate hardware modules that interfaces with the common code.  The idea is to minimize the coding required to develop a new driver.  A developer only has to build the hardware specific portion of the driver. An added benefit is that any fixes, changes, or enhancements to the common portion of the drivers is automatically compiled into all of the drivers.

This project produces the following drivers:

 * NVETH
 * E1000E

= Binaries =

== NVETH ==

You can download the current stable release here: [http://www.88watts.net/download/nveth-0.1.5.zip nveth-0.1.5.zip]

== E1000E ==

You can download the current stable release here: [http://www.88watts.net/download/e1000e-0.1.4.zip e1000e-0.1.4.zip]

There are no known problems with any of these "BETA" versions.  They are simply the result of combining the drivers into one common code set. They have not been thoroughly tested.

= Getting the sources =

In addition to [/browser browsing] the sources here, you can check out the
[https://svn.ecomstation.nl/repos/multimac sources]
with your favorite subversion client.

Keep in mind that, unlike  cvs, tags and branches are ordinary directories in subversion. With the typical subversion respository layout, it is rather easy to checkout more than you probably intend to. To pull just the trunk version, use something like

{{{
mkdir multimac
cd multimac
svn checkout https://svn.ecomstation.nl/repos/multimac/trunk .
}}}

To update your workspace with the current repository content, use

{{{
cd multimac
svn update
}}}

If you would like commit access to the repository, please request it via the mailing lists.

= Building =

Requirements
 * Open Watcom
 * The DDK

To build the driver:
 * edit the Makefile in the root directory and change the DDK and WATCOM variables so they point to the locations of the DDK and the Watcom compiler on your system.
 * type wmake

= Adding a new driver =

To add a new driver, simply create another directory off the root for your hardware specific source files.  You can use the files in the nveth directory and/or the files in the e1000e directory as an example of how to build the hardware portion of the driver.  Ideally, you should not need to edit any of the common files.  You will also need to edit the Makefile to include a target for your new driver.

= Support =

You must be logged into TRAC to create tickets. Please login with your  Netlabs login id. If you do not have a login id, you can request one at  http://www.netlabs.org/en/site/member/member.xml. If you have trouble acquiring a Netlabs login id send an e-mail to Netlabs Community Mailing List.

If you have open tickets created with the guest login, please add a comment to the ticket showing your new login id and we will update the ticket so that you automatically receive e-mail when your open tickets are updated.

= Credits =

    * Nickk
    * David Azarewicz

If we forgot anyone, please let us know. It was unintentional.