Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 09:23:57 BST From: Michael Ryan <mike@NetworX.ie> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DigiBoard driver: How to use with X/em? Message-ID: <ECS9607280957F@NetworX.ie>
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I downloaded the latest drivers from ftp://ftp.tav.kiev.ua/pub/unix/FreeBSD/dgb_helg-Apr20.tgz This driver was written by Oleg N Panashchenko <helg@tav.kiev.ua> and it works very well with my Digiboard PC/Xe. The problem re > 16MB RAM only applies to boards with > 64MB on-board (as far as I know). Have you run the Digiboard-supplied diagnostics to verify correct board operation? On Sat, 27 Jul 1996 12:02:06 -0600 (MDT) Brett Glass wrote: > I have here a brand-spanking-new DigiBoard PC/Xem intelligent serial > card, plus a cable and a box with 16 RS-232 connectors. However, I can't > seem to get them working with the FreeBSD DigiBoard driver. When I build > and boot from a kernel with the dgb driver installed, I get: > > dgb0: PC/Xi 512K > dgb0 at 0x204-0x207 maddr 0xfc0000 msize 524288 on isa > dgb0: 2nd reset failed > > and the ports don't work. It looks as if the card is recognized; however, > the second message suggests a hardware problem. The docs hint that there > might be a problem with the card in machines with more than 15 MB of RAM, > but when I cut the amount to 8 MB I got the same result. > > How can I find out what's wrong? Mike <mike@NetworX.ie> ---
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