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diff --git a/doc/README.usb b/doc/README.usb index 65fb2886d..bc768a385 100644 --- a/doc/README.usb +++ b/doc/README.usb @@ -127,8 +127,14 @@ To enable USB Host Ethernet in U-Boot, your platform must of course support USB with CONFIG_CMD_USB enabled and working. You will need to add some config settings to your board header file: +#define CONFIG_CMD_USB /* the 'usb' interactive command */ #define CONFIG_USB_HOST_ETHER /* Enable USB Ethernet adapters */ -#define CONFIG_USB_ETHER_ASIX /* Asix, or whatever driver(s) you want */ + +and one or more of the following for individual adapter hardware: + +#define CONFIG_USB_ETHER_ASIX +#define CONFIG_USB_ETHER_MCS7830 +#define CONFIG_USB_ETHER_SMSC95XX As with built-in networking, you will also want to enable some network commands, for example: @@ -148,7 +154,10 @@ settings should start you off: You can also set the default IP address of your board and the server as well as the default file to load when a 'bootp' command is issued. -All of these can be obtained from the bootp server if not set. +However note that encoding these individual network settings into a +common exectuable is discouraged, as it leads to potential conflicts, +and all the parameters can either get stored in the board's external +environment, or get obtained from the bootp server if not set. #define CONFIG_IPADDR 10.0.0.2 (replace with your value) #define CONFIG_SERVERIP 10.0.0.1 (replace with your value) |