From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 13 5: 5:17 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mozart.singa.pore.net (mozart.singa.pore.net [202.156.1.27]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04DED37B479 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 05:05:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from sleipnir (mcns46.docsis24.singa.pore.net [202.156.24.46]) by mozart.singa.pore.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id VAA19050; Mon, 13 Nov 2000 21:06:10 +0800 (SST) Message-ID: <000b01c04d72$54ae6660$2e189cca@sleipnir> From: "James Lim" To: "HXL" , References: <004501c04d6b$453deea0$f6c877ca@nc.cumt.edu.cn> Subject: Re: Emergcy! Consult! Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 21:04:58 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C04DB5.61698AE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C04DB5.61698AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="gb2312" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi there, It seems that the closest card that is supported in 4.1.1 = will be the following: AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974) I am not sure whether the others have managed to get 79c975 working, but = actually is it possible to change the card? Regards, James Lim ----- Original Message -----=20 From: HXL=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 8:14 PM Subject: Emergcy! Consult! Dear freeBSD managers: This is Xuzhou city,jiangsu province,China,computer network = center.We have just bought four IBM netfinity PC server,and they have = alreay plug in fixed NIC(AMD's 10/100M Ethernet card,AM79C975),but these = cards do not support FreeBSD.After getting the latest version of = FreeBSD(4.1.1) and installed,we find that the machine still support the = NIC. We have consulted IBM and AMD,and there is no results,please give = us some advices! emergcy! thanks you very mcuh.=20 Sincerely yours=20 houxiaoli ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C04DB5.61698AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="gb2312" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi there,

=20 It seems that the closest card that is supported in = 4.1.1=20 will be the following:

AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974)

I am not sure whether the others have = managed to=20 get 79c975 working, but actually is it possible to change the=20 card?

Regards,

James Lim

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 HXL =
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.O= RG=20

Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 = 8:14=20 PM

Subject: Emergcy! = Consult!

Dear freeBSD = managers:

    This is Xuzhou = city,jiangsu=20 province,China,computer network center.We have just bought four IBM = netfinity=20 PC server,and they have alreay = plug in fixed=20 NIC(AMD's 10/100M Ethernet card,AM79C975),but these cards do not support FreeBSD.After getting the latest version = of=20 FreeBSD(4.1.1) and installed,we find that the machine still support = the NIC.=20 We have consulted IBM and AMD,and there is no results,please give us = some=20 advices! emergcy! thanks you very mcuh.

          &nbs= p;     =20 Sincerely yours

          &nbs= p;            = ;=20 houxiaoli

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