Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 13:30:52 +0100 From: Matijs <matijs@blender.org> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: DEC Etherworks 2 problem Message-ID: <BEEBLFKILIEFFGDOBMBEMELECAAA.matijs@blender.org>
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Hi there, I am trying to install FreeBSD 4.2 on a Compaq Pressario machine (486SX, 20MB memory, 250MB HD with a DE201 DEC Etherworks 2 NIC). The FreeBSD 4.2 supported hardware list says it's supported. However the driver doesn't show up in the screen where you can resolve hardware conflict just before the hardware probe. I decided to try a FreeBSD 4.1.1 install. This time the driver (le0) was present in the 'resolve hardware conflicts screen'. This time however, the probe didn't find the NIC. After testing the NIC with DEC diaturbo software and testing IRQ, I/O-address and memory settings it turned out the card was not broken. (It had been working in a similar system under Windows 3.11 just the day before) My questions to you are: - Is the DE201 DEC Etherworks 2 NIC no longer supported in FreeBSD 4.2? - What could be the cause for the NIC not functioning under FreeBSD 4.1.1? - Is there a workaround to manually add the driver to the kernel? PS. a network install is the only option since the system doesn't have a CDROM, nor is there room for one (Only one IDE controller). PSS. I have been experimenting with the various settings, nothing helped. Thanks in advance, Matijs To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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