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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 13:01:31 +0200
From: Stefan Esser <se@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: "John W. DeBoskey" <jwd@unx.sas.com>
Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, Stefan Esser <se@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: 3.0-970621-SNAP & fxp0 failure
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On Jul 9, "John W. DeBoskey" <jwd@unx.sas.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>    I've just install the 3.0-970621-SNAP. I have an intel 10/100
> card:
> 
> fxp0: <Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100B Ethernet>
>        rev 0x01 int a irq 15 on pci0.17.0
> 
>    when I type the following command in, the machine totally and
> completely freezes up.
> 
>    ifconfig fxp0 inet 10.26.1.45 netmask 0xffff0000
> 
> I must poweroff the machine to recover.

Please send me a VERBOSE boot message log 
(i.e. enter "-v" at the "Boot: " prompt).
Best if you leave out the "ifconfig" command :)

>    If I swap the intel card out for a 3com, the following
> works just fine:
> 
> vx0: <3COM 3C905 Fast Etherlink XL PCI> rev 0x00 int a irq 14 on pci1.9.0
> 
> ifconfig vx0 inet 10.26.1.45 netmask 0xffff0000

Please send a VERBOSE boot message log for 
that configuration, too ...

Did you put the 3com into the same slot that
previously held the EtherExpress ???
(The probe message seems to indicate you did 
not ...)

>    There are no messages being logged to the console, or /var/log/*.
> 
>    Does anyone have any ideas? I'm more than happy to try to
> debug this problem if someone can point me in the right direction.

Well, I'm the meintainer of the PCI code in
FreeBSD, and I'll be glad to help you get 
your system running.

It may be necessary to try some patches, and
I'd appreciate, if you could try them!

Regards, STefan