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Date:      Mon, 2 Dec 1996 17:09:44 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Krzys||Loki||Wojtek <BOYS@tower.t16.ds.pwr.wroc.pl>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Help
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961202170004.2549J-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <2AE956253@tower.t16.ds.pwr.wroc.pl>

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On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Krzys||Loki||Wojtek wrote:

> We have got a problem with configuration of our Ethernet card. 
> This card is PCI type (Genius GE2500+), its chipset is described as 
> RMC, RTL 8029, 5A094P1, 603D. This card is Plug n' Play and it 
> automatically gets I/O port 6000H. Netdrivers for Free BSD have
> unfortunately addresses only till 2000H. We wanted to switch off Plug 
> n' Play mode and change the I/O port for lower than 2001H but we 
> didn't succeed in it. In our computer there is the AWARD BIOS 
> 4.50G. How to solve this problem?

First of all, PCI devices are by definition "Plug and Play", in that they
automatically determine their IRQ and port address.  You can control the
IRQ from the BIOS setup, but that is not the concern here.

To get your PCI card working:

1.  Either rebuild your kernel reconfiguring ed0 with the proper settings,
or use the command line UserConfig to set it up.  visual limits the ports
too low.  

2.  I believe newer versions of FreeBSD (2.1..6?; 2.2)'s ed0 driver will
properly pick up PCI NE2000 cards.  I'm not sure offhand.

Hope this helps.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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