Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 08:34:49 -0800 From: "Peter Ong" <peter@haloflightleader.net> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Fw: Cabletron E2200 Series NIC (ISA) Message-ID: <002e01c18bcf$bdf00740$0101a8c0@haloflightleader.net>
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Hello, I posted this in the hardware list, but I forgot to see if anyone here (in stable) might have an idea. Can you guys please help? My original message is at the bottom. Thanks. Good morning to you all, and I hope you're all having a splendid weekend and a holiday season. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Ong" <peter@haloflightleader.net> To: <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 11:01 PM Subject: Cabletron E2200 Series NIC (ISA) > Hello, > > I need some help. I've spent nearly an entire 2 days and a half trying to > figure out how to enable this hardware. Let me detail my experiences: > > > Objective: > Enable Cabletron E2200 Series ISA NIC on my FreeBSD 4.4-Release > > > Given: > FreeBSD 4.4-Release > Compaq XE 560 (Pentium 60MHz/40MB) > Cabletron E2200 Series DNI ISA NIC > > This is a partial output of my dmesg: > > isa0: <ISA bus> on motherboard > isa0: too many dependant configs (8) > isa0: too many dependant configs (8) > isa0: too many dependant configs (8) > ... <snip>... > unknown: <Cabletron E22 Companion> can't assign resources. > > This is the data according to the software configuration utility diagnostics > from Enterasys/Cabletron: > IO Port 1 = 300 > IO Port 2 = 280 > IRQ = 10 > DMA = 3 > Media = Auto > No boot ROM > > This is the output of pnpscan -v > pnpscan -v > CSI2201 : Cabletron E22xx Adapter > CSI2202 : Cabletron E22 Companion > CTL009c : Creative SB32 PnP > > Data from Windows98SE > Creative CD1220E > Generic IDE Disk Type 65 > Generic NEC Floppy Disk > Cabletron E2200 Series DNI /Primary IRQ 15, DMA 7 IORange 0300-0319 > Cabletron E2200 Series DNI /Secondary IORange 280-0299 > > > Actions Taken: > 1. Installed FreeBSD4.4-Release on my Compaq XE 560. > 2. Downloaded configuration utility software from Cabletron/Enterasys. The > NIC is controlled completely via software. There are no jumpers and > switches. > 3. Read documentation from Enterasys/Cabletron, FreeBSD, and Linux for > clues as to how to make this device work. > 4. Edited the /boot/kernel.conf to have the appropriate IO/IRQ/DRQ > settings... this is on the lnc0. I'm assuming that this is the driver for > this NIC. > 5. The kernel is GENERIC, and I also have a recompiled vesion called VIATOR > 6. I am trying to use the lnc driver for this. According to the physical > NIC itself (I opened the box) it was an AMD/PCnet card. There were 2 > choices pcn and lnc. I haven't tried pcn. > 7. Posted the same question in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. > 8. Joined mailing list for some more help. > 9. I also installed Windows 98 SE to confirm the NIC is not broken. > > > Status: > The NIC is still not functioning under FreeBSD. Windows98SE as a testbed > was was unbelievable on a Pentium 60. I didn't think it would work, but it > was just intollerably slow. I smell really bad right now because I'm sick, > I haven't showered in the last two days trying to get this NIC to work. The > Cabletron E2200 series isn't in the FreeBSD HCL, but there were hints that > it was supported by Unix clones from other sites. > > The NIC sits in the middle of three ISA slots inside my Compaq XE 560. It's > #2 according to the plastic case. There is only one physical NIC, but in > both Windows 98 and FreeBSD it shows as two different parts (please consult > "given" section). The utility from Cabletron also gives it two IO ports. > > Can someone please tell me if my attempt is futile, that it really isn't > FBSD supported, or if it's just a misconfiguration on my part? I really > hope that it's just a misconfiguration because I'm broke. I don't want to > buy another NIC, and even if I had the money to buy a new NIC, I wouldn't > spend it on this POS! In the meantime, I'm going to unplug for a bit. I > really hope that someone out there is listening. If Santa was a techie, > this would be my Christmas wish. > > Thank you, and a happy holiday season to everyone. > > > Peter > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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