From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 3 05:49:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA05475 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 05:49:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp1.scsnet.com (smtp1.scsnet.com [146.126.86.241]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id FAA05470 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 05:49:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rrkrackeATsouthernco.com@smtp1.scsnet.com) Received: from smap@localhost by smtp1.scsnet.com for id IAA15705; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 08:48:30 -0400 Received: from alxapex03.southernco.com(148.115.236.254) by smtp1.scsnet.com with smtp id xma015556; Wed, 3 Jun 98 08:46:32 -0400 Received: from rrkracke2 (RRKRACKE2.southernco.com [148.115.236.180]) by alxapex03.southernco.com. with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.1960.3) id L3M1KT30; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:46:32 -0500 Message-ID: <002501bd8eed$a25c8e50$b4ec7394@rrkracke2.southernco.com.> From: "Robert Kracke" To: Subject: zp0 generic kernel works, ep0 custom kernel doesn't Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:46:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01BD8EC3.B96C6EA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01BD8EC3.B96C6EA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I recently compiled my own kernel for my ThinkPad 755 CX. I am using = (trying to use) a 3C589D card to access the network. When I use = kernel.GENERIC to boot, I have access to the network on zp0. When I boot = with my kernel, card and socket services are found, and ep0 is loaded = (very late in the boot sequence, after ifconfig tries to configure it), = but I cannot use the network. I have used ifconfig to configure zp0 and = ep0 with the network information. When booting with my custom kernel, = ep0 is located and returns "ep0: utp/bnc[*UTP*] address = 00:60:08:8a:c7:85" but it doesn=92t pick up the ip information from = rc.conf. Ifconfig =96a returns "ep0: flags=3D8802 mtu 1500 ether 00:60:08:8a:c7:85", but no ip information. = Doing an ifconfig to assign an ip address and netmask after I am logged = in does not help. Is there any way to force pcic and the PCMCIA card = drivers to be loaded earlier in the boot sequence? Would this help? = Recompiling the kernel is not a problem if necessary. Any ideas? Robert R. Kracke Jr. Southern Company SCS Information Resources - Client Services Power Coordination Center Support rrkrackeATsouthernco.com ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01BD8EC3.B96C6EA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I recently compiled my own kernel for my ThinkPad 755 CX. I am using = (trying=20 to use) a 3C589D card to access the network. When I use kernel.GENERIC = to boot,=20 I have access to the network on zp0. When I boot with my kernel, card = and socket=20 services are found, and ep0 is loaded (very late in the boot sequence, = after=20 ifconfig tries to configure it), but I cannot use the network. I have = used=20 ifconfig to configure zp0 and ep0 with the network information. When = booting=20 with my custom kernel, ep0 is located and returns "ep0: = utp/bnc[*UTP*]=20 address 00:60:08:8a:c7:85" but it doesn’t pick up the ip = information=20 from rc.conf. Ifconfig –a returns "ep0: = flags=3D8802<BROADCAST,=20 SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> mtu 1500 ether 00:60:08:8a:c7:85", but no ip = information. Doing an ifconfig to assign an ip address and netmask after = I am=20 logged in does not help. Is there any way to force pcic and the PCMCIA = card=20 drivers to be loaded earlier in the boot sequence? Would this help? = Recompiling=20 the kernel is not a problem if necessary. Any ideas?

Robert R. Kracke Jr.
Southern Company
SCS Information Resources = -=20 Client Services
Power Coordination Center=20 Support
rrkrackeATsouthernco.com

 

 

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