Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 01:05:19 +1000 From: "Haikal Saadh" <wyldephyre@telebot.net> To: "David Wolfskill" <dhw@whistle.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [Q] NE2000 startup config Message-ID: <000d01bf1bd5$b1891bc0$5afd93cb@timberwolf> References: <199910211358.GAA94920@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com>
To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 11:58 PM
Subject: RE: [Q] NE2000 startup config
> >From: "Peter McGarvey" <Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk>
> >Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:27:47 +0100
>
> >> I see that the kernel is expecting my network card
> >> be at the address of x280 while my card is at x300.
> >> I understand, that I could just configure the card to be at 280,
> >> but I would like to investigate the possible options before doing that.
>
*snip*
> I believe that a way for the original correspondent to address his
> concern (no pun intended, honest!) would be to interrupt the "spinning
> propeller" 10-second count-down during boot by pressing the space bar
> once. Then, at the "boot> " prompt, enter "boot -c", which will allow
> the same kind of configuration dialog that was provided for during the
> install of FreeBSD.
>
> It should then be possible to select Network cards; from those, select
> the NE2000(-compatible) ed0, then (in the lower part of the screen)
> specify the low address in question (and optionally, the IRQ).
>
> Upon leaving this dialog, one will have the option to save the results;
> I recommend doing this. ("Under the covers", this writes a file called
> /boot/kernel.conf. It may be of interest to look at this file at some
> point, though it's not necessary under most conditions.)
>
> The above-cited procedure is discussed on pp. 50-52 of the 2nd edition
> of _The Complete FreeBSD_; especially p. 51.
Wouldn't it be a whole lot easier to recompile the kernel?
>
> Cheers,
> david
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