Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 08:00:37 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com> To: mrcpu@cdsnet.net (Jaye Mathisen) Cc: dswain@bev.net, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: support Message-ID: <199511031300.IAA28710@hda.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.951102202500.25947f-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net> from "Jaye Mathisen" at Nov 2, 95 08:25:39 pm
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> > > I don't know specifically about FreeBSD, but with BSD/OS, I've had to > take the 3com disk, boot dos, and disable the plug and play ability on > the card. Once I did that, it's worked fine under BSD/OS. > > And now that I think about it, that fixed it for FreeBSD as well. > > On Thu, 2 Nov 1995, Jim Swain wrote: > > > I have a general question that I do not seem to be able to find any > > documentation. I am attempting to install FreeBSD on my PC (Gateway2000). > > It has a 3Com Etherlink III card > > in it (3C509b - TPO). I have used the boot floopy to begin my installation > > and manually configured the correct i/o ports and IRQ. However, FreeBSD > > still does no recognize that I have this ethernet card. Where can I find > > documentation on troubleshooting this type of problem? You do have to disable Plug 'n play. There is something funny about that 3c509 card, though. I have two 3C509s and a kernel configured with support for an 8 port BOCA card. The BOCA card is currently not in either of the systems. On ONE system only, when I boot that kernel I have to disable the probes of the BOCA card for the 3c509 to be found. I haven't sorted out what is going on yet, but you may try disabling things that aren't present. The systems aren't identical though the kernel is. It could be the successful probes of some cards or failing probes of others causing the 3c509 to be found. Sorry I can't be any more help than that. The BOCA card is at: > sio4 0x100 -1 -1 0x0 0 4 0xb05 Yes > sio5 0x108 -1 -1 0x0 0 5 0xb05 Yes > sio6 0x110 -1 -1 0x0 0 6 0xb05 Yes > sio7 0x118 -1 -1 0x0 0 7 0xb05 Yes > sio8 0x120 -1 -1 0x0 0 8 0xb05 Yes > sio9 0x128 -1 -1 0x0 0 9 0xb05 Yes > sio10 0x130 -1 -1 0x0 0 10 0xb05 Yes > sio11 0x138 15 -1 0x0 0 11 0xb05 Yes ... > sio4: disabled, not probed. > sio5: disabled, not probed. > sio6: disabled, not probed. > sio7: disabled, not probed. > sio8: disabled, not probed. > sio9: disabled, not probed. > sio10: disabled, not probed. > sio11: disabled, not probed. and the 3c509 is at: > ep0 at 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa > ep0: aui/bnc/utp[*BNC*] address 00:a0:24:11:ad:de irq 10 -- Peter Dufault Real Time Machine Control and Simulation HD Associates, Inc. Voice: 508 433 6936 dufault@hda.com Fax: 508 433 5267
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