Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:11:48 +0200 From: Fredrik Carlen <fredrik.carlen@telia.com> To: "Mark S. Reichman" <reichman@twcny.rr.com>, fredrik.carlen@telia.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Trying to make my NIC work Message-ID: <99090209165000.00266@domine.leonis.net> References: <37CDE7F5.8BC1C849@twcny.rr.com>
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On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, Mark S. Reichman wrote: > First of the ie0 device is the wrong device for an NE2000. You > should use the ed device below. I copied this directly from > the LINT file. Edit your kernel config file > in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/YOUR_CONFIG_FILE and put a # pound > sign infront of every NIC except ed. Recompile and install > your kernel. Unless you have some freaky revision that isnt > supported this should do the trick. > > # ed: Western Digital and SMC 80xx; Novell NE1000 and NE2000; 3Com 3C503 OK, but I thought the GENERIC kernel probed for this card aswell, since it's included in UserConfig? Plus, I've noticed that when I use port address 0x320 for ed0, the computer seems to find it, because it *freezes*. Otherwise, it just says it couldn't find anything and continues the probing. Strange. I will try recompiling, though! > >Fredrik Carlen wrote: > > > > I have a set of old NICs (more preciely two), which I got for free when a pal of > > mine scrapped his 486. On Linux they both work under the NE2000-compatible > > device driver, but if I choose the same option under UserConfig, the computer > > freezes during the following device probe. What am I doing wrong? I have tried > > the other drivers, they don't work either... > > > > If I issue dmesg, it says: > > > > "ie0: unknown board_ID: f000" > > > > That's the only thing I can see that could even remotely relate to my card. > > > > The specs for the card are as follows: > > Myson MTD900F chip > > Name:Ether-16c > > /Fredrik <fredrik.carlen@telia.com> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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