Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:40:40 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: Peter Pilsl <pilsl@goldfisch.at> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cant install second nic Message-ID: <3A3F3B28.5C73927B@urx.com> References: <20001219112814.D51831@i3.atat.at>
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Peter Pilsl wrote: > > 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 > ) > They can't share the same memory address. Change 0xd8000 on one of them to something like 0xd0000 and see what happens. I have a ed NIC in my gateway. I had to use the floppy that came with it to set the port and IRQ. Then, I used that setting like you have above. Kent > 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 -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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