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To: Mike Heitmann <mike@hpanalog.mdc.com>
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Subject: Re: 3C509 Pencil Mark Error? 
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Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 14:25:47 -0700
From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.cdrom.com>
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>Hi all,
>
>I'm trying to configure a 3Com 3C509B interface in a P90 system.  We're
>running FreeBSD 2.0-RELEASE, and get the following error message at boot
>up:
>
>       ep0: <b>3c5x9</b> at 0x300 in test mode. Erase pencil mark!
>
>I can put this 3C509B in another machine (486/DX33) and it works fine.
>
>I remember reading about this a few weeks back, but don't remember what the
>solution was.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike Heitmann
>Internet: mike@hpanalog.mdc.com

Take the card out of plug and play mode using the 3c509 configuration
utility that came with the card.

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Justin T. Gibbs
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