Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 08:19:39 +0000 From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> To: James Stephenson <jstephen@olivet.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with Network Card During Install... Message-ID: <00110408193900.91360@marbsd.tninet.se> In-Reply-To: <3A024C52.50ACFE11@olivet.edu> References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0011030212140.6170-100000@lyra-fddi2.rz.uni-ulm.de> <3A0229F5.2B76DB85@olivet.edu> <3A024C52.50ACFE11@olivet.edu>
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I see no mention of this card in the 4.11 release notes list of supported hardware : http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.1.1R/notes.html www.paradisepc.com currently lists isa 3com 3c509 at 14.50 USD On Friday 03 November 2000 05:25, James Stephenson wrote: > I found the dipswitch and jumper diagrams for my network card, finally, > from ftp.microdyne.com. I am able to set it to whatever I need. However, > I do not know which driver to use in the kernel config before install. > Again, I have a Gateway Communications, Inc. ISA G/Ethertwist PC card with > UTP and AUI (model 82200023-03). I am not sure if this is NE2000 > compatible or not. I have attempted, several times, to load the kernel > with the NE2000 driver supplied, but after it checks my ppbus (which is at > the time it would detect my network card), it hangs. Does this mean I am > using the correct driver, and that I need to change address and irq > settings to coincide with the system (I am making sure there are no > conflicts...), or does this mean that I have the wrong driver? I use other > drivers and they do not detect it and just go straight into the install. > > I am quickly getting frustrated with this, and would like any and all help > that I could get, please. If anyone has had a similar problem, please let > me know what you did to resolve it (if possible). > > Thanks. > James > > James Stephenson wrote: > > The card has an AT&T T 7220 PC chip on it. Basically what I'm asking for > > is the driver I need to use and what IRQ and address settings I need to > > use with it, as I am exhausted just guessing by trial and error. > > > > I have checked many search engines, but have not found this specific card > > just yet. > > > > Thanks. > > James > > > > Siegbert Baude wrote: > > > Hi James, > > > > > > > The card is an ISA Gateway Communications, Inc. G/Ethertwist > > > > PC with AUI, UTP, and BNC (jumpers set to UTP operation). > > > > > > The relevant part of the card is the chipset it uses. So have a look > > > and tell us the name you will find on it. > > > > > > Also you can feed some search engine with the name of your card, to > > > look, if you will find some description of the jumpers. With ISA you > > > have to avoid both IRQ and address conflicts, so this is really > > > important to setup correctly. > > > > > > Ciao > > > Siegbert > > 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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