Date: 08 Jan 2001 12:07:18 +0100 From: Eric Masson <e-masson@kisoft-services.com> To: Harry Terkanian <hterkanian@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 3C509 PnP NIC support Message-ID: <86lmsmb8ux.fsf@notbsdems.nantes.kisoft-services.com> In-Reply-To: <20010107171622.71300.qmail@web11006.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20010107171622.71300.qmail@web11006.mail.yahoo.com>
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>>>>> "Harry" == Harry Terkanian <hterkanian@yahoo.com> writes:
Harry> On boot all I see about the card is:
Harry> "isa0: if_ep: <3Com 3C509-TPO EtherLink III> at 0x210 in PnP
Harry> mode!"
The answer is in the list archives at http://www.FreeBSD.org/search, the
3C509 can't be used in pnp mode by ep.
You have to use the 3Com Etherdisk to switch off pnp on the card and give it i/o
address and irq not in use on your system.
Harry> I cannot create a device for ep or ep0 using /dev/MAKEDEV.
Lan cards don't need a device entry in /dev.
Eric Masson
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