Date: 02 May 2001 17:37:13 -0500 From: Dave Leimbach <dleimbac@MPI-Softtech.Com> To: KP <keith_proffitt@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel/Config Install problems (DFE-530TX+, fd0, config> di fe0, and more. Message-ID: <988843035.19455.1.camel@mpi-plusplus.mpi-softtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20010502203130.17777.qmail@web3303.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20010502203130.17777.qmail@web3303.mail.yahoo.com>
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Does your BIOS have anything that says PIRQ? If so you may be able to see if certain slots on the PCI bus are sharing with integrated components like USB... Dave On 02 May 2001 13:31:30 -0700, KP wrote: > I have reviewed infomation from other postings on the > FreeBSD site. Other have stated that the rl driver is > the driver that works with the DFE-530TX+ NIC. The > DFE-530TX NIC uses a different driver, so it was real > confusing to see what driver I needed. > > The DMESG shows the same for the GENERIC kernel and > the CUSTOME kernel. It's like it does not see the > card at all. I'm starting to wonder if there is a > conflict with the BIOS and the NIC. Is there a way to > test for conflicts with the BIOS and NIC? This would > go along way in helping me understand the > relationships between hardware/BIOS/OS. > > Thanks. > Keith Proffitt > > > --- Flemming Frøkjær <flemming@froekjaer.org> wrote: > > At 08:41 PM 4/30/2001 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > >I am extremely new to any *NIX OS (brought up on > > MS). > > >I need to know how to config the kernal to see > > >(identify) the DLink DFE-530TX+ NIC and load the > > >proper device driver (rl ???). Also, the > > > > I don't know that card. It could be 1 of 3 things. > > 1) It's not the rl driver. > > 2) The DFE-530TX+ is not supported by FreeBSD > > 3) The NIC is broken > > > > What happens if you boot a GENERIC kernel? > > Could you post a DMESG output of that? > > > > >instructions(in the book - came with CDs) for make > > >depend, make and make install seem to conflict what > > I > > >have seen on FreeBSD site. Any insight would be > > > > I'm not sure what the book sayes. The corect way is > > to run > > /usr/sbin/configure YOURKERNEL > > cd ../../YOURKERNEL > > make depend > > make > > make install > > reboot > > > > >------------- > > >DMESG > > >------------- > > >config> di sn0 > > >config> di lnc0 > > >config> di ie0 > > >config> di fe0 > > >No such device: fe0 > > >Invalid command or syntax. Type `?' for help. > > >config> di ed0 > > >No such device: ed0 > > >Invalid command or syntax. Type `?' for help. > > >config> di cs0 > > >config> q > > > > You have a lot of di <something> in your > > /boot/kernel.conf > > Try to delete them before you boot a GENERIC kernel. > > > > \Flemming > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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