Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:32:39 +0100 (BST) From: Mac <mac@ngo.org.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: AARRGGHH!! (4.1-RELASE install woes with 3c509 card) Message-ID: <200008311332.OAA06657@ngo.org.uk>
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Hi all,
I've been installing FreeBSD over the 'net since 2.1.5 and I've
_never_ had this much trouble.
I'm trying to install 4.1-RELASE. I've got fresh kern.flp and
mfsroot.flp files and all that seems fine.
I can boot, I can get the install menus running fine.
But, I can't seem to get the 3C509 card in the machine to work.
It works fine with 3.1-RELEASE install floppies.
Moreover, I can't seem to find the device in the kernel's visual config.
I can see from HARDWARE.TXT that it's supported and that it's in the
GENERIC kernel.
It _is_ available in the list of network connection thingys in the
install prog (along with the usual ppp and parallel port stuff).
The problem comes just after I enter all the 'ifconfig' details
(hostname, IP address, default gateway etc. etc.) These are all correct
(and they all work with 3.1-RELASE floppies, all re-tested today).
The PC hangs. Pressing ALT-F4 results in a continuous beep from the PC
speaker, pressing 'Scroll Lock' results in the 'Scroll Lock' light
coming on (but no scrolling back is possible), pressing any other keys
(incl C-A-Del) does nothing.
The major oddity is that the kernel reports (something like) this during
boot:-
ep0: found at 0x300 <---- i.e. this line looks OKay
ep0: eeprom not responding
ep0: eeprom not responding
ep0: eeprom not responding
ep0: eeprom not responding
ep0: eeprom not responding
ep0: MAC address 00:00:00:00:00:00
Now, I do have 3Com's diagnostics, so I've checked the card out, and
it's fine. (and remember this all works fine with 3.1-RELEASE boot
floppies).
HELP!
There's no boot ROM on the card (nor is there meant to be).
All ideas gratefully received.
Mac
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