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Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:57:07 -0400 (EDT)
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From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Daniel Haischt <sirabyss@gmx.net>
Subject: RE: kernel build
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On 06-May-00 Daniel Haischt wrote:
> hi,
> 
> i'm trying to rebuild my kernel on my new freebsd 4.0 system.
> 
> unfortunatly i'm getting a error message during 'make depend'.
> 
> ------->8------>8------
> ../../pci/if_xl.c:133: miibus_if.h: No such file or directory
> mkdep: compile failed
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/src/sys/compile/ABYSSONE.
> -------8<------8<------
> 
> my 3COM EtherLink XL (3C900-Combo) seems to cause those troubles.
> 
> <snip kernel conf file>
> device          xl              # 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'', ``Cyclone'')
> </snip kernel conf file>

From GENERIC:

# PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code.
device          miibus          # MII bus support
...
device          xl              # 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'', ``Cyclone'')

You have to have 'device miibus' in your kernel config to use xl.

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