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Date:      Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:34:28 -0500
From:      Xeon2578@netscape.net
To:        bts@babbleon.org
Cc:        Xeon2578@netscape.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BSD with two NIC's
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Hi -

I rebuilt the Kernel accordingly....but my situation has not changed.
I keep getting the device time when I issue the "ifconfig <net-Addres>.."
I tried a Linksys PCMPC200 V2, but it seems its not supported...
although I nooticed the PCMPC100 is!!! Any more Ideas..I wouldn't want
to give up so soon!!

?????


The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Immediate device timeouts are usually indicative of IRQ conflicts.
> 
> But there is another problem (and it might even be the same problem, or
> the original problem); namely, FreeBSD ships with an (IMHO) broken
> kernel config; at any rate, one that doesn't work with PCMCIA cards.
> 
> Find the line that looks like this:
> 
> device      ed0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> 
> and change it to just this:
> 
> device      ed
> 
> and rebuild your kernel.
> 
> If that doesn't do it, then you probably have an IRQ conflict; you did
> the "dmesg | grep irq" thing already, right?
> 
> 
> Xeon2578@netscape.net wrote:
> > 
> > Thank you very much. Like you said After twicking with the pccard.conf file, i got pccardd
> > enable the cards:
> > 
> > irq 3 13
> > 
> > config 0x2 "ed0" 3
> > config 0x3 "ed1" 13
> > 
> > I configured each interface with a different IP Address(different subnets)
> > but immediately after the ifconfig command I get a message
> > /kernel: ed0: device timeout for  ed0
> > and /kernel: ed1: device timeout for ed1
> > Besides each interface can ping itself on the respective IP.
> > But I can't ping other hosts on respective subnets...
> > 
> > Any Idea...DriverS??
> > 
> > The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Sorry, I was confused anyway.  That question is irrelavent.
> > >
> > > What you need to try is to edit your /etc/pccard.conf file.
> > > Copy the entries for those two cards from the /etc/defaults/pccard.conf
> > > file,
> > > and change one of the entries to use a different interrupt and entry
> > > number; eg,
> > > if the first card is in the defaults file with
> > >
> > >   config 0x1 "ed" ?
> > >
> > > then try making it look like
> > >
> > >    config 0x2 "ed" 9
> > >
> > > instead.
> > >
> > > (Actually, what you need to do is to do
> > >
> > >     dmesg | grep irq
> > >
> > > and see what irqs are free so you can assign one of those.  Nine happens
> > > to be what worked for me.)
> > >
> > > Then you just have to play around with it until it works.  Of course,
> > > you have to restart the pccardd every time you change these.
> > >
> > > You might be able to get this all easier by using "pccardc enabler"
> > > until you find workable parameters rather than messing with pccard.conf
> > > right off the bat, but I didn't personally stumble across pccardc
> > > enabler 'til after I had might working.
> > >
> > > PS:  Mine only had an IRQ conflict.  It's possible that yours will solve
> > > the memory conflict itself if you fix the IRQ conflict.  After all was
> > > said & done, mine actually was fixed by putting just this in the
> > > pccard.conf:
> > >
> > > irq 3 9
> > >
> > >
> > > It's possible that this is all you need--to explicitly list the
> > > non-conflicting IRQs in your system.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Xeon2578@netscape.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Xeon2578@netscape.net wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi -
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I was so relievd when I saw your posting on:
> > > > > > "PCMCIA Questions: 2 NICs & new pccard.conf entry"
> > > > > > Unfortunately, there were no followups...I am hoping you
> > > > > > got a solution for your problem, cause I have the same too.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have two different PCMCIA network cards installed on a SONY(fx101) Laptop
> > > > > > 1. Netgear FA410TX
> > > > > > 2. D-Link 650
> > > > > > These cards appear to use the exact same resources,
> > > > > > IRQ 3 and I/O 0x240-0x25F
> > > > > > The cards are seen by PCCARDD, but either will load but not both.
> > > > > > If one load, the other produces an error message:
> > > > > > No free configuration for card "card_name"
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Are both cards using the same driver (eg, both "ed" or "ep" or
> > > > > whatever)?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well yes, they use ed.
> > > >
> > > > MAT
> > > >
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