Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 13:09:58 +0100 (BST) From: Joshua Goodall <joshua@roughtrade.net> To: Danny Horne <danny@clifftop.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Adding network card Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110061246440.31480-100000@elm.phenome.org> In-Reply-To: <000901c14e41$73d27e20$0a01a8c0@clifftop.net>
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On Sat, 6 Oct 2001, Danny Horne wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > This is a NetVin NV5000 rt8029 chipset and should be covered by the ed > > driver. Confirm you have the ed0 & miibus devices in your kernel config > > (see GENERIC around line 168). If not, add them in, build & install a new > > kernel (there's no module alternative), and reboot. > > > Thanks for the answer Josh, I compiled the ed0 interface into my kernel, but > ifconfig & /stand/sysinstall can't see the interface. This is the > appropriate dmesg output now - > > ed0: <NE2000 PCI Ethernet (NetVin 5000)> irq 5 at device 16.0 on pci0 > device_probe_and_attach: ed0 attach returned 2 > > Does that second line denote a problem? (caveat questioner: I have limited personal exposure in this area of the kernel, and someone else may have a better answer) The rt8029 is a RealTek product, never a good sign. Don't forget, at some point, your time becomes more valuable than using an alternative make/model... Yes - the attach routines are returning ENOENT, which suggests problems with irq/ioport/iomem allocation. Not having a similar card here to play with, it's hard to call, but I do suggest toying with isa/irq/ioport/iomem settings in the kernel config line (or removing them completely), vary ed0 to ed and so on for all the usual blind-alley permutations that one follows before making the trudge into tracing the source code. Some BIOS's could cause problems in this regard; consider your PCI settings. If you can use the card under an alternative OS, you may be able to glean usable parameters. Joshua. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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