Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:11:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: "Potter, Jeff" <Jeff.Potter@Compaq.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.1 locks when using fxp0 ... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906251511140.14671-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <D7F4D8414061D111AA8F00805FEACAFF022692FA@exchou-prod1003.eng.hou.compaq.com>
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On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Potter, Jeff wrote: > FreeBSD 3.1 locks when using fxp0 (Intel Pro100B) during installation. When > the installation script attempts to bind ip address & netmask the unit locks > hard. The unit must be power cycled to recover. > > Hardware: > > Compaq Deskpro EN (DPENS P400/6) > 400MHZ PII CPU > 128MB RAM > ATI Rage Turbo AGP (Embedded) > Compaq Intel 10/100 Network Controller (Embedded Intel 82558B) Hm... I wonder just what strange surgery Compaq applied to this. > Seagate ST36423A 6.1GB IDE > > After the lock up, the unit can be rebooted, and the fxp0 driver is loaded > in the kernel, displays the node address of the NIC, and appears to be ok. > Typing the following will also lock the unit: > > # ifconfig fxp0 inet 200.100.50.25 netmask 255.255.255.0 Sounds like an interrupt problem. Watch the boot messages and make sure fxp0 is probing correctly. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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