Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 09:15:13 +0200 (DST) From: Rune Mossige <Rune.Mossige@waii.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compaq 5120, internel ethernet card? Message-ID: <Pine.A41.3.96.980923085455.27638F-100000@svs03.norway.waii.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809211356040.11562-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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I have now tried to get this machine installed, but failed, on and off for the last few days. This machine do not have a CD-drive, so I wanted to install it over NFS over the net. I am not able to get the internal ethernet to work. It is detected as 'lnc1' during initial boot (Compaq bios reports it as an AMD PCI ethernet card). No matter what I do, there is no response from the network. I do not see any errors, either...When I configure the card, and the install is about to issue 'add net default: gateway x.x.x.x' I see the 'Link' light go green on the HUB it is connected to, so I assume something is working...HUB and cables are verified to work OK, by testing them on other equipment. Failing to get the builtin ethernet to work, I inserted a standard 3C509B card in it, disabled PNP, and set the card to IRQ 10 and I/O 300. This card, with the same identical settings, was used to install another PC with FreeBSD 2.2.7 over NFS during the weekend, so the card should work....However, I get the exact same symptoms as when using the internal ethernet card. No errors, but never completes the 'add net default: gateway x.x.x.x' command, and Link light goes active. The internal PCI network card is disabled in bios, so should not step in the way. As far as I can see, there are no IRQ conflicts. Now I'm lost. Is it supposed to be so difficult to install a Compaq? I do not want to use the -CURRENT tree, as I want this machine to be a 'sit in the corner, be nice, convert Xwindows dumps to postscript, and print them' box. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Our ultimate goal is to make overloaded machines appear to be idle. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rune Mossige, Systems Support, Western Geophysical, Stavanger, Norway Tel: (+47)51598922 Fax:(+47)51598999 Priv:(+47)51424771 Mobile:(+47)90871024 On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Doug White wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Rune Mossige wrote: > > > Thanks, but how do I obtain and select it? > > You'll need to install -CURRENT (which is pretty unstable at the moment). > > BTW it should be the tl driver -- the tx is for the newer SMC cards. My > mistake. > > > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.7 on a Compaq 5120 with an internal > > > > integrated network card, but I do not know how to make the system detect > > > > and use it....I could see from the RELNOTES.TXT that FreeBSD should > > > > support: > > > > Compaq Netelligent 10, 10/100, 10/100 Proliant, 10/100 Dual-Port > > > > Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T PCI UTP/Coax, 10/100 TX > > > > UTP > > > > Compaq NetFlex 3P, 3P Integrated, 3P w/ BNC > > > > > > > > I presume one of these is the integrated ethernet card on the 5120. Can > > > > You please give me some hints on where to get more info? > > > > > > The tx driver in -CURRENT should work with those cards. > > Doug White > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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