From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 11 01:12:22 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA06493 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 01:12:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (gregl1.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA06488 for ; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 01:12:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id RAA07522; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 17:42:11 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19970911174210.47627@lemis.com> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 17:42:10 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: "Tealby, Kevin" Cc: "'smtp:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: Re: adding a device to a freebsd machine References: <34182E0C@mmail.prodcomm.gov.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.81e In-Reply-To: <34182E0C@mmail.prodcomm.gov.au>; from Tealby, Kevin on Thu, Sep 11, 1997 at 05:46:00PM +0000 Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8250 Fax: +61-8-8388-8250 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Fight-Spam-Now: http://www.cauce.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, Sep 11, 1997 at 05:46:00PM +0000, Tealby, Kevin wrote: > > I built a FreeBSD box with the ne2000 device driver disabled. I have since > experienced troubles with the pci network card I was using and want to use > an ne2000 card. How did you disable the driver? By building a new kernel, or with UserConfig? > How can I configure the kernel to recognise ed0 short of rebuilding the > system I'm not sure what you mean by "rebuilding the system". If you mean the kernel, and you built a kernel without NE2000 support, you'll have to build another one with support again. If you mean the hardware, you'll obviously have to insert the board you want to use. > and losing all my work? And I certainly don't understand this. Why should you lose work? Greg