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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
To: Gabriele Cecchetti <gabriele@docenti.ing.unipi.it>
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Subject: Re: fxp0 <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet> rev 1 int a irq 15 on pci0:18
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On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Gabriele Cecchetti wrote:

  First, you sent this to too many lists.

> I'm running a server with FreeBSD 2.2.2 and the card in the subject.
> Often the card/driver frozen (the server still running, but I can't reach
> it from network).
> 
> I've read something abount it on mailing list archives to prevent this
> problem and then I've consider 2 solution

  I'm not of aware of this being a common problem.  I'm running those
cards, and have had no lockups yet.

> Aug  1 10:20:41 WAISBiblio /kernel: DEVFS: ready for devices

  DEVFS is broken, and shouldn't be used.

> Aug  1 10:20:41 WAISBiblio /kernel: fxp0 <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B 
> Ethernet> rev 1 int a irq 15 on pci0:18

  IRQ 15 may not be good.  Generally the onboard IDE controller uses 15.
Try to re-allocate.

Tom