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Date:      Sat, 29 Jul 1995 15:58:47 -0700
From:      David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
To:        n6156@vistec.com (Marcus John)
Cc:        freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Init problems with WD 8003E 
Message-ID:  <199507292258.PAA00596@corbin.Root.COM>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 29 Jul 95 23:18:00 %2B0700." <m0scJH7-0001J2C@vistec.com> 

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>I often get "ed0 device timeout"-errors directly after booting up my 2.0
>or 2.0.5 release. My machine is eqipped with a WD 8003 compatible :-).
>
>The kernel configuration is definitely OK! Because the init-code for the 
>WD card works 50% of the time.
>
>Surprisingly after I load a Packet-driver in DOS mode the problem
>disappears. Unfortuately I have no source for this rather old driver.

   It sounds like a configuration problem, but it is difficult to tell. Have
you tried assigning the card to a different irq or shared memory address to
see if it affects the problem? Could be having a conflict with another card at
the same I/O address?

-DG



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