Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:12:26 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Worth Bishop <wbishop@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FBSD 4.6 Stable NIC install problem Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208141111120.13052-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20020814103756.009a4b60@pop3.norton.antivirus>
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Worth Bishop wrote: > Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:15:41 -0400 > From: Worth Bishop <wbishop@mindspring.com> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: FBSD 4.6 Stable NIC install problem > > Recently installed FreeBSD 4.6 Stable from CD-ROM on dedicated machine, ie. > no other OS. Using GENERIC kernel. > > Have attempted to install 3 different PCI NIC's (repeated installation > routine each time) which all generate message "couldn't map ports/memory", I got exactly this message at install time with 2 supported cards, and was able to get rid of it by disabling "PNP OS INSTALLED" in my BIOS. Disable PNP in your BIOS and FreeBSD should be able to map its resources correctly. HTH - JB > a fatal initialization error. All are listed in the documentation as > supported. The drivers and NIC's I've tried are reported in dmesg as > (depending on which card is installed at the time, of course): > > dc0: <ADMtek AN985 10/100baseTX> at device 12.0 on pci0 > > xl0: <3Com 3C905B-TX Fast Etherlink XL> at device 12.0 on pci0 > > dc0: <Macronix 98714/98715A 10/100BaseTX> at device 12.0 on pci0 > > Have tried all other available PCI slots. All cards are functional in other > machines running MS Windows variants. The 3Com card was functional in this > machine under Windows 2000 prior to converting to FreeBSD. I can find no > other indication of conflicts between this device and any other. > > What else might I try? > > Thanks, > > Worth Bishop > > PS - > > In searching FreeBSD site, combing through documentation, reviewing > archives, etc. it appears quite a number of people have experienced similar > problems with the ethernet interface installation in 4.6 Stable. > Unfortunately, have not seen that any of them have been able to find > solutions. Is this a systemic problem? > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > /* * John Bleichert * syborg@stny.rr.com * http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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