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Date:      Wed, 29 Oct 1997 18:28:11 +0200
From:      Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To:        Michael Alwan <mjalwan@rma.edu>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: kernel compile fails at ed0 device (3.0-970807-SNAP)
Message-ID:  <3457641B.45AE@barcode.co.il>
References:  <XFMail.971029101907.mjalwan@rma.edu>

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Michael Alwan wrote:
> 
> To all:
> 
> I'm using the 3.0-970807-SNAP, and I'm trying to compile a kernel with support
> for my SMC 8216c ethernet card (SMC Elite 16 UltraChip).  The card is jumpered
> to IRQ 10, I/O address 300, since that is the way it must be set to work with
> my installations of Win 95 and NT.
> 
> As you can see from the appended output, the compilation fails with something
> associated with the ed0 device.  I've tried all kinds of configurations for
> "device ed0..." from the GENERIC, SMP-GENERIC, and LINT conf files, just to see
> if my particular settings are the problem, though I don't see why I couldn't
> change the sample configurations.  Attached is the conf file for my kernel--
> anyone who has time please take a look.  I can't find any syntax error.
> The mail archives don't mention a problem with the kernel source for this
> particular SNAP, and I haven't had any other problems compiling other changes.
> 
> System details: Tyan Tomcat IV, two P200MMX, two EIDE drives on primary
> controller, FreeBSD on 1st drive, System Commander to boot, modem on sio2.
> 
> Thanks very much,
> 
> Michael Alwan

[snip]

You've commented out the ether pseudo-device. Don't do that if you have
*any* ethernet controller configured in your kernel.

Nadav



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