Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:28:14 +0100 From: Peter Pilsl <pilsl@goldfisch.at> To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: cant install second nic Message-ID: <20001219112814.D51831@i3.atat.at>
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I'm a complete newbie to freebsd. I set up freebsd a few ways ago on a isa-only 486 with 32mb ram and endless 512MB. The version is refered as '4.x-stable' by uname and I didnt figure out yet, how to get a number instead of the 'x'. In my system are two ne2000-isa-nic's. One was installed fine while installation (ed0) and now I want to install the second. I compiled a new kernel with a new line for ed1 added to my configuration- file, based on the existing ed0-line. device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000 device ed1 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000 Then I added the assumed parameters for ed1 to /boot/kernel.conf: en ed1 po ed1 0x280 ir ed1 5 iom ed1 0xd8000 f ed1 0 (where I took the ed0-lines as model again: en ed0 po ed0 0x300 ir ed0 10 iom ed0 0xd8000 f ed0 0 ) and finally I changed /etc/rc.conf: network_interfaces="ed0 ed1 lo0" ifconfig_ed0="inet 192.168.10.5 netmask 255.255.255.0" ifconfig_ed1="inet 192.168.10.8 netmask 255.255.255.0" Then I rebootet and while ed0 is working fine again, there is no sign of ed1 :-( It is possible that I did not set the correct parameters in kernel.conf, but then there should be any error or message regarding ed1 in the boot- log. The only sign of ed1 while booting is when kernel.conf is processed: (excerpt from dmesg) config> en ed0 config> po ed0 0x300 config> ir ed0 10 config> iom ed0 0xd8000 config> f ed0 0 config> en ed1 config> po ed1 0x280 config> ir ed1 5 config> iom ed1 0xd8000 config> f ed1 0 config> q but later when configs of ed0 are printed while booting (irq/io again, mac-address..), there is not a single beep from ed1, so I guess I missed something in my configuration .... Another question: when not knowing the parameters for a isa-card, is there an easier way to test the parameter-configuration than rebooting and rebooting .... with changing kernel.conf every time ... ? (In Linux I used to do this with dynamic module-loading like 'insmod ne.o parameters', but I couldnt find a proper module in /modules and dont know how to create/compile/get one) I didnt find much documentation about all this stuff, especially I didnt find anything about the options in kernel.conf (for example I cant imagine what the 'f ed0 0'-line could mean ....) thanx a lot for your help, peter -- mag. peter pilsl phone: +43 676 3574035 fax : +43 676 3546512 email: pilsl@goldfisch.at sms : pilsl@max.mail.at pgp-key available To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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