Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 12:26:12 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Sam Carleton <scarleton@miltonstreet.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: HOWTO: add a NIC? Message-ID: <20000402122611.K21029@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <38E78785.67040529@miltonstreet.com>; from scarleton@miltonstreet.com on Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 01:47:01PM -0400 References: <38E77F4C.4751F734@miltonstreet.com> <20000402104457.H21029@fw.wintelcom.net> <38E78785.67040529@miltonstreet.com>
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* Sam Carleton <scarleton@miltonstreet.com> [000402 11:14] wrote: > Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > * Sam Carleton <scarleton@miltonstreet.com> [000402 10:38] wrote: > > > I just added a 3COM nic to my FreeBSD machine. It is not auto detecting > > > > > > it, I think I need to set the IRQ/PORT, how do I go about doing that? > > > > Which 3com NIC? > > 3C509-COMBO, I had it working on the machine, when I reinstalled FreeBSD, I > forgot to enter the correct IRQ/PORT (10/0x320) in the beginning and don't > know how to add it after the fact. I have the same problem with a Intel Pro > NIC (ISA). at the bootloader type: boot -c then you can type 'vi' at the next prompt to enter the kernel config. you'll then have to do a dmesg after you boot and look at the top for this: config> irq sbc0 5 config> flag sio1 0x30 you should put those lines in /boot/kernel.conf -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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