Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 20:15:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Dru <genisis@istar.ca> To: Jeff <iratus@home.com> Cc: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <optix@nyc.rr.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Setup doesn't see my network card Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104132013080.8666-100000@istar.ca> In-Reply-To: <BDELILOGNOKKBJDGBENMAEOFCAAA.iratus@home.com>
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Is this NIC an ISA or PCI? If it's ISA, are you removing all the other ISA NICs during Visual Configuration mode? If it's ISA, sounds like an IRQ conflict to me. If it's PCI, do you have PnP OS disabled in your CMOS? Dru On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Jeff wrote: > Hello again - First let me apologise, I really thought I had given enough > info, I do know about the compatibility (no problem and appreciated :-) What > is happening is that the boot floppy boots, I insert the mfsroot.flp and it > gives the the standard setup screen. I always use the novice setup as it has > the most coverage (and I HAVE been know to boff this part) and when I get to > the network portion, I have ONLY the ppp, slip etc. choices. I know the card > is seen by the kernel as it shows up during probing but it is not recognized > by the setup pgm. As I mentioned I am beginning to think that this is > related to win2k but I'll be damned if I can see how. BTW the same problem > does not show up with the older version of linux (7.1) but I really prefer > FBSD. SIGGGHHHH, if anything rings a bell a heads up would be great in the > mean time I am going to tinker with the setup options menu and see what > happens :-) Again, thanks, Jeff Phillips > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan M. Slivko [mailto:optix@nyc.rr.com] > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 16:49 > To: Jeff > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Setup doesn't see my network card > > > That hint was actually supposed to help. What I meant by that is that you > can use the generic NE2000 driver under FreeBSD and it should recognize > fine. > > -- Jonathan M. Slivko > > Jonathan M. Slivko - optix@nyc.rr.com - jmslivko@datasyrge.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------ > FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff" <iratus@home.com> > To: "Jonathan M. Slivko" <optix@nyc.rr.com> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 7:39 PM > Subject: RE: Setup doesn't see my network card > > > > O.K. that may be it but I have another thought and I am almost afraid to > ask > > but here goes. I run win2k as a matter of application needs and school > > compatability - Is it possible that win2k may have setup the card in a > mode > > that only it can see ? I know I am reaching but I ran the two setup disks > a > > while back to see and the setup options screen doesn't show any nic either > > which I think means the card isn't being seen at all. I admit to being not > > too savy on this but have never encountered this before (over a dozen > > installs on this box and two others). Thanks for the quick reply and > thanks > > in advance if this should ring some bells (or even induce a certain amount > > of laughter :-). Jeff Phillips > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jonathan M. Slivko [mailto:optix@nyc.rr.com] > > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 16:31 > > To: Jeff > > Subject: Re: Setup doesn't see my network card > > > > > > I also have a generic SMC card, but FreeBSD picked it up and installed it. > > > > Hint: it's NE2000 compatible :) > > > > Jonathan M. Slivko - optix@nyc.rr.com - jmslivko@datasyrge.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeff" <iratus@home.com> > > To: "Linh Pham" <lplist@closedsrc.org> > > Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 7:23 PM > > Subject: RE: Setup doesn't see my network card > > > > > > > Hello - It is a generic SMC with a dec 21041 chip. Linux recognizes it > > with > > > the "tulip" driver and all the other installs of FBSD have used the de0 > > > driver to see it. It is possible that I either have the wrong floppy (I > > used > > > the boot.flp and mfsroot.flp from 4.2-RELEASE) or perhaps need to tweak > > the > > > setup menu options? > > > Jeff > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Linh Pham [mailto:lplist@closedsrc.org] > > > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 15:10 > > > To: Jeff > > > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > > > Subject: RE: Setup doesn't see my network card > > > > > > > > > On 2001-04-13, Jeff scribbled: > > > > > > # Hello, I am trying to install FBSD v. 4.2 over ftp. I have a strange > > > problem > > > # that I have not seen before. I have created the two boot disks with > > > fdimage > > > # and they boot without any problem. I can set up the disk slices with > no > > > # problem but when I go to setup the network connection all I am given > is > > > # slip, parallel and ppp connection options. I have an ethernet card > and > > a > > > # cable connection that I have setup and running with win2k and have > > always > > > # (back to FBSD v. 3.2) been able to set it up in FBSD with no problem. > At > > > # system probe the kernel sees the card (as da0 as I recall) but the > setup > > > # portion doesn't. Any pointers, reading material or suggestions will be > > > # greatfully accepted. Thanks in advance, Jeff Phillips > > > > > > What kind of network card do you have installed in the machine (make, > > > model, etc.)? > > > > > > -- > > > Linh Pham > > > [lplist@closedsrc.org] > > > > > > // 404b - Brain not found > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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