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Date:      Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:08:51 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net>
To:        David <david@campsbay.za.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ep problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003220806520.50194-100000@sasami.jurai.net>
In-Reply-To: <00ce01bf93e3$f7c538e0$0201a8c0@DAVID>

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On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, David wrote:
> No ep driver is working with FreeBSD 4.0-release i know that, it even
> stalls on install when i install from the boot disks...

More info?  What does it say on bootup?

Are you using the config editor to disable other ISA devices that you
don't have?

> Now i would like to know if i downloaded 4.0-stable and boot disks
> from there would that fix the problem ? Would the boot disks work from
> there and the actual ep driver ? please respond bye

I've got just about every version of the 3c509 and an example of the EISA
and PCMCIA cards; all of them work.

Provide more details before you make broad statements.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mitsuru IWASAKI" <iwasaki@jp.FreeBSD.org>
> To: <winter@jurai.net>
> Cc: <iwasaki@jp.FreeBSD.org>; <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: FIXED --> Thanks! Re: ep0 eeprom failed to come ready...
> 
> 
> > > On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Mitsuru IWASAKI wrote:
> > > > Certainly.  Attached gzip+tar+uuencoded file contains
> > > >   dmesg.boot - Output of a verbose boot (w/o ep driver in
> configuration).
> > >
> > > Could I have this with the ep driver configured?
> >
> > Grrr, It's too difficult because I can't do anything after the messsage
> > even etner DDB or pause screen and back scrolling...
> >
> > > > If `device ep' line is enabled in my configuration, the following
> > > > messages come up and boot procedure seems to stop...
> > > >
> > > > ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPO Etherlink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
> > > > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > > > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > > > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > > > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > > > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > > > ep0: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
> > >
> > > Yep, but I need the output of a verbose boot when you get this error
> > > message.
> >
> > I can get only last 24 lines but prior lines seems to be the same as
> > posted before.
> >
> > EGA/VGA parameters to be used for mode 24
> > 50 18 10 00 10 00 03 00 02 67 5f 4f 50 82 55 81
> > bf 1f 00 4f 0d 0e 00 00 00 00 9c 8e 8f 28 1f 96
> > b9 a3 ff 00 01 02 03 04 05 14 07 38 39 3a 3b 3c
> > 3d 3e 3f 0c 00 0f 08 00 00 00 00 00 10 0e 00 ff
> > sc0: <System console> on isa0
> > sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x200>
> > sc0: fb0, kbd0, terminal emulator: sc (syscons terminal)
> > sio0: irq maps: 0x1 0x11 0x1 0x1
> > sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
> > sio0: type 16550A
> > sio1: irq maps: 0x1 0x9 0x1 0x1
> > sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
> > sio1: type 16550A
> > mss_detect, busy still set (0xff)
> > ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPO Etherlink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
> > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
> > ep0: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
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