Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 15:34:40 -0400 (EDT) From: "Ian P. Thomas" <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com> To: fbsdq@yahoo.com (Peter) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to install Linksys LNE100TX Message-ID: <200106041934.PAA03583@scarlet.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <SAK.2001.06.04.sifnliec@support10> from Peter at "Jun 4, 2001 01:14:32 pm"
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who heard Peter say... lp0 is for a printer and sl0 is for a serial link. Time to do more research. Ian [Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > What are the lp0 and sl0 interfaces? > > try doing 'ifconfig XXX inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up' > > where XXX = lp0 or sl0, > > see if you can get any of them up. > > I think sl0 could be your interface ? not sure just somethign to try. > > On 06/04/2001 1:04:27 PM, "Ian P. Thomas" is quoted as saying: > > > . . . .|My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy > who knows this kid who's going with a girl who heard Peter say... > . . . .| O.K., I did an ifconfig -a and here are the results > . . . .| > . . . .|lp0: flags=8810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > . . . .|tun0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1524 > . . . .| inet 63.20.90.155 --> 206.115.151.117 netmask 0xffffff00 > . . . .|sl0: flags=c010<POINTOPOINT,LINK2,MULTICAST> mtu 552 > . . . .|ppp0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > . . . .|lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 > . . . .| inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > . . . .| > . . . .| I did a ./MAKEDEV all and al0. Still no device. I am about to add > . . . .|al0 to network_interfaces in rc.conf and reboot. The README on the driver > . . . .|disk said to compile the files into binary form and use the driver. Should > . . . .|I compile the files and add them as a module? I thought that compiling a > . . . .|new kernel would just add this device to my kernel. Should I try and > . . . .|contact the guy who wrote the drivers and ask him? I'm all out of things > . . . .|to try. > . . . .| > . . . .|Ian > . . . .| > . . . .|[Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > . . . .|> . . . .| to my config. The kernel builds fine, but the device is still not > . . . .|> . . . .|detected on boot. > . . . .|> Not detected does that mean it don't show up in > . . . .|> 'ifconfig -a' > . . . .|> or it doesn't show up in > . . . .|> 'dmesg' ? > . . . .|> > . . . .|> if not in ifconfig you might have to add it to rc.conf > . . . .|> > . . . .|> 'network_interfaces' [look at the default one for syntax] > . . . .|> > . . . .|> have you done make depend? > . . . .|> how about > . . . .|> cd /dev > . . . .|> ./MAKEDEV all ? > . . . .|> ./MAKEDEV al0 ? [not sure about this] > . . . .|> > . . . .|> On 06/04/2001 11:53:16 AM, "Ian P. Thomas" is quoted as saying: > . . . .|> > . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .|My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from > this guy > . . . .|> who knows this kid who's going with a girl who heard Andrew Forgue say... > . . . .|> . . . .| This just in, I checked the disk and it has a README for freebsd > . . . .|> . . . .|that says to download the driver from this link. > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .|http://www.freebsd.org/~wpaul/ADMtek/3.0 > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .| I got the two files, if_al.c and if_alreg.h respectively, and > . . . .|> . . . .|placed them in /usr/src/sys/pci. I added > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .|device al0 > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .| and also tried > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .|device al0 at pci? port 0x300 net irq 10 > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .| to my config. The kernel builds fine, but the device is still not > . . . .|> . . . .|detected on boot. The README says to use these drivers for 3.2 and > 3.3 and > . . . .|> . . . .|I'm running 3.2 Release. Any clues on where to go next? > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .|Ian > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .|> As far as i know the Driver on the disk is a Linux Kernel Driver(tulip.o) > . . . .|> . . . .|> Probably wont work with > . . . .|> . . . .|> FreeBSD. I'd try and update the OS to 4-STABLE or 4-RELEASE. But > thats > . . . .|> just > . . . .|> . . . .|> me, good luck! > . . . .|> . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .|> -Andrew > . . . .|> . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .|> -----Original Message----- > . . . .|> . . . .|> From: Ian P. Thomas [mailto:ipthomas_77@yahoo.com] > . . . .|> . . . .|> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:07 PM > . . . .|> . . . .|> To: Andrew Forgue > . . . .|> . . . .|> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > . . . .|> . . . .|> Subject: Re: Unable to install Linksys LNE100TX > . . . .|> . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .|> My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from > this > . . . .|> . . . .|> guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who heard Andrew > Forgue > . . . .|> . . . .|> say... > . . . .|> . . . .|> I use the release, 3.2, that was one release before the dc driver > . . . .|> . . . .|> release.(this is what I gather from reading countless mailing list > comments > . . . .|> . . . .|> on geocrawler) I saw reference to the fact that the actual silicon on > the > . . . .|> . . . .|> wafer is very important in determining what driver to use. I got a linux > . . . .|> . . . .|> driver disk with this card. I'm going to see what info it has on it. I'll > . . . .|> . . . .|> also check the number on the chip and post back if I get it to work. > I'm > . . . .|> . . . .|> trying to avoid doing a cvsup until after I have the NIC working > because > . . . .|> . . . .|> upgrading over a dial up is no fun. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .|> Ian > . . . .|> . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .|> > Wait. Im stupid. you said Cable Connection. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > Sorry for the spam. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > -Andrew > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > -----Original Message----- > . . . .|> . . . .|> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > . . . .|> . . . .|> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of > Andrew > . . . .|> Forgue > . . . .|> . . . .|> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 10:47 AM > . . . .|> . . . .|> > To: Chuck Rouillard; questions@freebsd.org > . . . .|> . . . .|> > Subject: RE: Unable to install Linksys LNE100TX > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > I have the Linksys LNE100TX.. It uses the 'dc' driver. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > -Andrew > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > -----Original Message----- > . . . .|> . . . .|> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > . . . .|> . . . .|> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Chuck > . . . .|> Rouillard > . . . .|> . . . .|> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:19 AM > . . . .|> . . . .|> > To: Ian P. Thomas > . . . .|> . . . .|> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > . . . .|> . . . .|> > Subject: Re: Unable to install Linksys LNE100TX > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Ian P. Thomas wrote: > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > I just purchased a Linksys LNE100TX Etherfast card for the cable > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > connection I'm having installed in the next few days. I'm running > 3.2 > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > Release using the pn0 driver. The kernel will compile with this > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > device pn0 at pci? port 0x300 net irq 10 > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > or > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > device pn0 > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > but will not compile with > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > device pn0 at pci? port 0x300 net irq 10 > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > The first and third appear the same. Use the second > . . . .|> . . . .|> > form. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > probably because it is a pci card and not an isa. At any rate, > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > dmesg does not show any pn0 device being detected on bootup. I > have > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > enabled and disabled pnp OS in the BIOS with the same results(I > don't > . . . .|> . . . .|> > think > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > PCI cards use pnp, do they?). Am I missing a step? I've never > . . . .|> . . . .|> installed > . . . .|> . . . .|> > a > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > NIC before so I'm probably missing something obvious. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > I'm not surprised you're having problems. You have a > . . . .|> . . . .|> > (relatively) old version of FreeBSD (which is okay) > . . . .|> . . . .|> > but there have been at least four(4) versions of this > . . . .|> . . . .|> > card since it was introduced by Linksys, and you have > . . . .|> . . . .|> > what looks like a very new card. The downside is that > . . . .|> . . . .|> > the drivers are not compatible. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > I think the LNE100TX support (pn) you see on -your- > . . . .|> . . . .|> > version of FreeBSD is for the PNIC chip -only-. > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > .cr > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > 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 > . . . .|> . . . .|> > > . . . .|> . . . .|> > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .| > . . . .|> . . . .|To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > . . . .|> . . . .|with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > . . . .|> > . . . .|> > . . . .|> > . . . .|> www.nul.cjb.net > . . . .|> www.FreeBSD.org > . . . .|> > . . . .|> > . . . .|> > . . . .|> _________________________________________________________ > . . . .|> Do You Yahoo!? > . . . .|> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > . . . .|> > > > > www.nul.cjb.net > www.FreeBSD.org > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200106041934.PAA03583>