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15 years ago

expand a DM9000A Ethernet module

Hi,:) I use DE0 development board which is a simplification of DE2,but there are no Ethernet module on DE0 board. I would like to add the same dm9000 Ethernet module as the DE2 board on the DE0 ...
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15 years ago

Hi, scola

To my opinion, drivers in Linux depends on devices or chips not board. Board selection in kernel config is to simplify the kernel selection. So, I think you can use your DM9000A IP Core and use the reference driver in Linux, if you're using a nios without MMU. But if you're using a nios with MMU, maybe the driver should be modified.

If I am wrong, please forgive me :)

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