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Date:      Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:11:48 +0200
From:      Fredrik Carlen <fredrik.carlen@telia.com>
To:        "Mark S. Reichman" <reichman@twcny.rr.com>, fredrik.carlen@telia.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Trying to make my NIC work
Message-ID:  <99090209165000.00266@domine.leonis.net>
References:  <37CDE7F5.8BC1C849@twcny.rr.com>

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On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, Mark S. Reichman wrote:
> First of the ie0 device is the wrong device for an NE2000.  You 
> should use the ed device below. I copied this directly from
> the LINT file.  Edit your kernel config file
> in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/YOUR_CONFIG_FILE and put a # pound
> sign infront of every NIC except ed.  Recompile and install
> your kernel.  Unless you have some freaky revision that isnt 
> supported this should do the trick.
> 
> # ed: Western Digital and SMC 80xx; Novell NE1000 and NE2000; 3Com 3C503 

OK, but I thought the GENERIC kernel probed for this card aswell, since it's
included in UserConfig? Plus, I've noticed that when I use port address 0x320
for ed0, the computer seems to find it, because it *freezes*. Otherwise, it
just says it couldn't find anything and continues the probing. Strange.
I will try recompiling, though!


> >Fredrik Carlen wrote:
> > 
> > I have a set of old NICs (more preciely two), which I got for free when a pal of
> > mine scrapped his 486. On Linux they both work under the NE2000-compatible
> > device driver, but if I choose the same option under UserConfig, the computer
> > freezes during the following device probe. What am I doing wrong? I have tried
> > the other drivers, they don't work either...
> > 
> > If I issue dmesg, it says:
> > 
> > "ie0: unknown board_ID: f000"
> > 
> > That's the only thing I can see that could even remotely relate to my card.
> > 
> > The specs for the card are as follows:
> > Myson MTD900F chip
> > Name:Ether-16c
> > /Fredrik <fredrik.carlen@telia.com>


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