Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:50:45 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Wright <mcw@grove.ufl.edu> To: Otter <otterr@telocity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: DEFPA supported? Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.21.0103190742350.741-100000@bay> In-Reply-To: <000801c0b005$fed5bf80$1401a8c0@zoso>
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Otter wrote: > did you make the device in /dev? > -Otter Nope. There's no "MAKEDEV fpa" supported, and I don't what the major/minor numbers should be for a mknod. It wasn't clear to me that it needed to be in /dev since network interfaces aren't normally there. The file /usr/src/sys/conf/majors lists the assigned major numbers, but nothing for an "fpa" device. Should it be in /dev? How would I make the device file? M.W. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Wright > > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 11:08 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: DEFPA supported? > > > > > > > > I've just done a fresh install of 4.2 to test FreeBSD on an > > internal FDDI > > backbone. I've modified the GENERIC configuration by adding these > > two lines > > > > device fpa # DEFPA > > pseudo-device fddi # DEFPA > > > > The kernel seems to rebuild without error, though I've > > noticed that there > > isn't a /modules/if_fpa.ko file as there is for the Ethernet card. > > > > When rebooting, I see these messages on the console: > > > > fpa0: <Digital DEFPA PCI FDDI Controller> irq 10 at > > device 15.0 on pci0 > > fpa0: driver is using old-style compatability shims > > > > The card is installed and connected, however, any attempt to > > use ifconfig > > to configure it results in the message > > > > ifconfig: interface fpa0 does not exist > > > > What more needs to be done to have the device recognized? > > > > Thanks > > > > Mike Wright > > University of Florida > > mcw@ufl.edu > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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