From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 11 8:34:57 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megared.net.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E631314CE9 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:34:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (ales.megared.net.mx [207.249.163.252]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA16864; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:32:35 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <019a01bee40e$cf3848c0$fca3f9cf@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "Greg Lewis" , "Ramoncito P. Puyat" Cc: References: <199908111444.AAA83863@ares.maths.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: RE: RTL8029-PCI Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:33:06 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, I had this problem once, it seems that the motherboard doesnt really support PCI devices, maybe just emulate them, and doesnt have a PCI chip processor on board, it happened with a Pentium chip over a viper card, maybe thats the cause for freebsd cant find it, I had to use an ISA card in that computer in order to connect it to the net. Ales ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Lewis To: Ramoncito P. Puyat Cc: Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 9:44 AM Subject: Re: RTL8029-PCI > > We're trying to put together a second gateway machine for our network. > > We've tried all the suggestions in the how-tos and the freebsd book. Still > > we can't get the Realtek RTL8029-PCI ethernet card to work. In our linux > > box, it was IDed as ne2k-pci, but the fbsd box can even see it. Can anyone > > help, it would really be appreciated. BTW, I attached a copy of the kernel > > config file and the output of dmesg. TIA > > I've got one of these cards and the relevant bits of my kernel config look > the same. > > The bits of dmesg where its detected should look like: > > Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc0290000. > Probing for devices on PCI bus 0: > [...] > ed1: rev 0x00 int a irq 10 on > pci0.20.0 > ed1: address 00:48:45:00:89:9d, type NE2000 (16 bit) > Probing for devices on PCI bus 1: > Probing for PnP devices: > Probing for devices on the ISA bus: > > I notice that in your dmesg output there is _no_ probing for devices on > any PCI buses! That is, the non-detection of your network card is a > symptom of a separate problem. Note that I've had the card running under > both 3.0 and 3.2 (but skipped past 3.1 :). > > > Copyright (c) 1992-1999 FreeBSD Inc. > > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 > > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > > FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE #7: Tue Jul 6 06:14:08 PHT 1999 > > root@andee.pexxnet.com.ph:/usr/src/sys/compile/ANDEE > > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz > > CPU: Pentium/P55C (199.91-MHz 586-class CPU) > > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x543 Stepping=3 > > Features=0x8001bf > > real memory = 67108864 (65536K bytes) > > avail memory = 61972480 (60520K bytes) > > Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xf0330000. > > Probing for PnP devices: > > Probing for devices on the ISA bus: > > > -- > Greg Lewis glewis@trc.adelaide.edu.au > Computing Officer +61 8 8303 5083 > Teletraffic Research Centre > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message