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Date:      Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:38:16 +0100
From:      "G D McKee" <freebsd@gdmckee.com>
To:        <OpsyDopsy@netcabo.pt>, <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 3Com Etherlink XL 10/100 PCI RJ45
Message-ID:  <000d01c10c9c$877c8240$0a00a8c0@p300>
References:  <0d9f70036170e71TVCABO07@netcabo.pt>

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Hi

It sounds like your BIOS needs changing to boot from a HDD and not from the
NIC.  I use these are in my boxes and they operate fine.

G D McKee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joćo Fernandes" <OpsyDopsy@netcabo.pt>
To: <questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 6:41 PM
Subject: 3Com Etherlink XL 10/100 PCI RJ45


> Heys
>
> I've just tryed installing my new NIC but it gave me a boot problem, when
it starts up it asks me if I would like to book
> from the network (and seeing I'm using this NIC for my cablemodem) I say
no, thank you; now the problem is that when
> it's suposed to boot from the HD it dosent, saying that there is no
available system to boot even before FBSD's
> bootmanager makes its appearance.
>
> Sometimes FBSDs bootmanager shows up but hangs before I can input to wich
OS to boot.
>
> I have both Windows 98 SE and FBSD 4.3 cvsuped a few weeks ago.
>
> My HD is a maxtor, 20G with an UDMA66 controler (reason why I have to set
at the bios a) to boot from int 86 - the
> network, and b) not to detect any IDE HDs)
>
> I've tryed setting the HD to IDE by disconnecting it from the controler
and connecting it directly to the MB with no
> changes regarding the boot problem.
>
>
> Hope someone can help me.
>
> JF
>
>
>
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