Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 12:15:54 -0500 From: Jim Mock <mij@osdn.com> To: MarkDeutschmann@Greeneassoc.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding a Driver After Installation? Message-ID: <20010321121554.A15015@guinness.osdn.com> In-Reply-To: <NEBBKHMIEMEEACOEKCPJEEOACBAA.markd@enteract.com>; from markd@enteract.com on Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 11:06:52AM -0600 References: <NEBBKHMIEMEEACOEKCPJEEOACBAA.markd@enteract.com>
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 at 11:06:52 -0600, Mark Deutschmann wrote:
> I installed Free BSD on an I386 computer with a 3Com 3C509B, however
> it has proven to be too slow. I would like to replace it with a
> LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX, that I see is in the docs. as supported
> hardware. When I go to add the adapter with "/stand/sysinstall", I do
> not see any options other than the 3Com card, all other options are
> listed as unknown. I am guessing that I will need to activate or
> install the proper driver for the LinkSys EtherFast LNE100TX. If so
> how & where might I find said driver.
If you're running a GENERIC kernel, it should be detected. Check the
output of the dmesg command and look for dc0. If you're running a
custom kernel, add the following to your kernel config and recompile:
device miibus
device dc
- jim
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