Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 11:45:15 -0500 (CDT) From: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> To: Paul Smith <pauls@SCCWRP.ORG> Cc: <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: smc 1211tx problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0105081131320.52463-100000@earth.wnm.net> In-Reply-To: <3AF7F7BA.79D4FDA8@sccwrp.org>
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On Tue, 8 May 2001, Paul Smith wrote: > Hello all, > > I am having a problem installing a SMC 10/100 1211tx pci nic into a > Pentium 200mmx (attempting it using FreeBSD 4.3). After I make the > floppy disk (kernel.flp and msfroot.flp) and boot up I am presented with > Kernel Configuration option. I chose Visual. There are 7 conflicts. > Under Networks there are a 7 cards. But none of them are the one I am > looking for, the rl0 Realtek 8138, 8139 driver (as I understand it). I > have tried installing with the others, but that of course didn't work. > I have disabled the pnp os option on the bios, as I read that might > create some problems. The nic seems to be working, and I've tried two > of them (plus it had linux/slackware on it previously and the nic was > working). Now what to try next. Do I need to install and then try to > build a custom kernel? Is the problem that the device driver is > missing? Should I try and older version of FreeBSD? Besides going out > and buying a new nic, what are the recommendations? > The device driver is not missing. As you can see during 'visual' configuration, enabling and disabling PCI cards is not an option. The drivers are all enabled by default. You can safely disable all the ISA NICs in the configuration. Proceed as usual. I have one SMC 1211TX in production, coincidentally also on a P200MMX and it's worked perfectly all along. Just make sure you include the rl driver in any custom kernel you build. For now, the generic kernel is sufficient but you'll want to build your own for better performance. hth -ac -- =================================================================== Alex Charalabidis Worldspice Technologies 5050 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN, USA +1 901 432 6000 Opinions expressed are mine alone but may be yours for a small fee. =================================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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