From owner-freebsd-mobile Mon Nov 3 08:48:46 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id IAA13507 for mobile-outgoing; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 08:48:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile) Received: from ns.mt.sri.com (SRI-56K-FR.mt.net [206.127.65.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA13495 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 08:48:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nate@rocky.mt.sri.com) Received: from rocky.mt.sri.com (rocky.mt.sri.com [206.127.76.100]) by ns.mt.sri.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA17280; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 09:47:54 -0700 (MST) Received: (from nate@localhost) by rocky.mt.sri.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA07259; Mon, 3 Nov 1997 09:47:53 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 09:47:53 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199711031647.JAA07259@rocky.mt.sri.com> From: Nate Williams MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Paul Emerson Cc: Warner Losh , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Libretto 50 - US Version and PAO In-Reply-To: <199711030656.BAA27966@gta.gta.com> References: <199711030426.VAA05318@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199711030231.VAA27824@gta.gta.com> <199711030531.WAA10692@harmony.village.org> <199711030656.BAA27966@gta.gta.com> X-Mailer: VM 6.29 under 19.15 XEmacs Lucid Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >I can't get the 3C589D card that i have working at all on my FreeBSD > >boot. > > > OK, let me make things clear. > > 1. I have a few 3c589c cards. Both exhibit the same behavior,(IRQ 10) > "stray interrupt, etc.", "ep0 won't come up". This message is on one of > the virtual > consoles durning the install. This card is currently running on my L50 > under Win95. The same card works with the PAO boot install on other laptops. Did you get Warner's email? It *might* be due to the io settings, and not related to the IRQ, or maybe related to both the IRQ and io settings used by pccardd. > 2. I have the Adaptec 1450A. It shows up as aic0. I know this card isn't > listed but on other laptops it works with the PAO install using a CDROM. > This card fails on the L50 with the PAO install. Again, if the io settings are hosed, then nothing will work right. > 3. I've tried using just the L50 stand alone and with the extended port > replicator. > Both slot were tested but the same results. Both slots? I thought it only had one slot? > 4. I've install FreeBSD using the DOS boot/install method (I have a Win95 > and FreeBSD partitions). So I have it install but all the card fail with > the PAO kernel (modem, ethernet and scsi). Using the standard 2.2.2 > (non-pao kernel) I can use the ethernet 3c589 as the zp device. That's a good sign. > Conclusions > > 1. Hardware must be OK as all the card work correctly on the same machine > under Win95 Agreed. > 2. Perhaps something is different between the Japanese and English model. See Warner's experience described in email. > 3. Something is incorrect in the PAO kernel. Something is assumed incorrectly in the PAO kernel for your box, yes. Nate