Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:57:22 -0500 (CDT) From: "Mike K." <flaq@synwork.com> To: Area 51 <moke@winternet.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Old Gateway Ethernet card Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960722175637.20579C-100000@synwork.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960722163917.26575A-100000@tundra>
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On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Area 51 wrote:
> Well here is my problem. I have recently converted from Linux to freebsd
> 2.1.5-release on my pentium system. The problem is that i cannot get the
> ethernet card I have to work. I believe it is a Gateway ethernet card
> and it works under Linux 1.2.13 as a ne2000 compatible, but in new linux
> kernels it locks on detection on every other boot. The problem in FreeBSD
> is that it the system locks up on detection on every boot. The card is
> currently on 0x300 irq11 and there is no conflicts with either the
> address or irq that I am aware of. I have tried defining GW_ETHER which i
> noticed while reading the if_ed.c file and that did not work either. I
> believe this problem is stemming from how many cards the ne1000/ne2000
> driver is trying to detect, and this old card may not handle it well. I'm
> open for suggestions...
>
>
>
Try booting with the -c option and make sure that the configuration for
ed0 (or ed1) is correct.
Mike
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