Date: Thu, 19 Nov 98 15:14:33 +0100 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr To: spamoff@tampabay.rr.com Cc: kaleb@ics.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: de0 ethernet driver -- another puzzle Message-ID: <H000057c01a2e4b5@MHS> In-Reply-To: <3650FDA1.A5F6ED6A@tampabay.rr.com>
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> Kaleb S. KEITHLEY wrote: > > > I'm confused (as usual). > > > > I bought a Linksys EtherPCI LAN Card II after checking the Handbook to > > see if it was supported. > > Great card...ne2000 clone the correct device driver for NE2000 NICs is "ed" (not "de") I've installed recently such a beast (PCI version). The kernel found it automatically (I assume PCI boards are really Plug'n Play - except when you are toying with AGP. I included in kernel config file the ed driver as an ISA board, though) and calls it "ed1" TfH > > > > > > > > The Handbook say this NIC is based on the DEC DC21xxx. > > > > The Handbook and the LINT kernel config say to use de0 for DEC DC21xxx > > NICs. > > > > So I configured a new kernel with the de0 device, built, installed, > > rebooted ---- and nada. No probe, no nothing. > > Make sure the card is set for 0x280 and IRQ=9 using the supplied software. Use > a dos boot disk and run 'setup'. > > Once configure and save FreeBsd will see it. > > All Linux and BSD probes are very limited. They look in a certain address > range, that's why they don't find stuff in different address ranges. > > > > > > > > The kernel config created /usr/src/sys/compile/mumble/de.h, which > > contains "#define NDE 1"; but I grepped over the entire kernel source > > for "de.h" and NDE, and found not a single occurance of either. > > > > I grepped the FAQ and the Handbook for more, but found nothing. Where is > > the support for this device? > > > > This is on 3.0-RELEASE (x86). > > > > (I subscribe to hackers, not questions, so if the question is answered > > in questions, please either cc hackers or me directly, whichever is more > > appropriate. Thanks.) > > > > Thanks in advance. > > I preset all my cards and they are found O.K. so try it. Let us know how it > goes :) > > Regards...Martin > > > > > > > -- > > Kaleb > > > > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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