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Date:      28 Oct 1996 02:58:02 -0000
From:      reece@nceye.net
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   kern/1926: visual userconfig rejects high iobase for ne2000 ethercard
Message-ID:  <19961028025802.4379.qmail@buggs.nceye.net>
Resent-Message-ID: <199610292110.NAA24004@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         1926
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       visual userconfig rejects high iobase for ne2000 ethercard
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Oct 29 13:10:01 PST 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bryan Reece
>Organization:
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE i386
>Environment:

Generic jumperless PCI NE2000 clone ethernet card that doesn't want any
i/o address other than 0x6000.


>Description:

Network-installing FreeBSD on a machine with certain ethernet cards
is difficult because `visual mode' in userconfig refuses to accept
i/o addresses over 0x2000.


>How-To-Repeat:

Boot install floppy, enter `-c' quickly at the boot-loader prompt.
visual
select ed0
attempt to enter 0x6000 for i/o address.

>Fix:
	
A fix would be to remove or modify the maximum I/O address userconfig will
accept (where did 0x2000 come from, anyway?)

The problem can be worked around by not using visual mode (command mode and
compile-time config both like 0x6000 fine).
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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