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From: "Rashid Karimov." <rashid@haven.ios.com>
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Subject: Re: Ethernet setup
To: dexteryeung@ns1.HK.LinkAGE.NET (Dexter Yeung)
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 09:16:25 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <9507250637.AA05793@wyvern.HK.LinkAGE.Net> from "Dexter Yeung" at Jul 25, 95 02:44:41 pm
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	Hi there,

> 
> I have installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 in my Pentimun server with 2x2G 
> IBM SCSI HDD, 64M RAM and 3C509 NIC.  While it start to boot, 
> BSD 2.0.g cannot recognise the 3C509 as address is 0x300 and 
> irq is 10.

	This could be related to the well known problem 
	with "plug'n'play " mode in 3C509B.
	Try to switch it off via "blue floppy" ( the one which 
	comes with adapter).
> 
> Where I can find detail reference material, e.g. books for me 
> to reference.  I find that it is seriously short of books and
> other reference material ( Linux has many books in book stores )
> I can use.
> 
> It is too hard for a beginner to play with this
> kind of OS, as well as UNIX techno.

	Usually its assumed that the person installing any kind of
	Unix OS on his PC does have some basic understanding :)
	of what's going on

	As for the lack of the books on the topic ... well, 
	the FreeBSD if well behind Linux in this sense :(

	There is the O'Reilly's set on BSD4.4 , but it's too 
	general .. Sigh


	Rashid

> 
> 
> Please help help help me.
> 
> 
> Dexter
> 
>