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Date:      Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:48:55 -0500
From:      "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com>
To:        "'Mike Wright'" <mcw@grove.ufl.edu>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: DEFPA supported?
Message-ID:  <000801c0b005$fed5bf80$1401a8c0@zoso>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.4.21.0103181046230.741-100000@bay>

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did you make the device in /dev?
-Otter


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Wright
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 11:08 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: DEFPA supported?
>
>
>
> I've just done a fresh install of 4.2 to test FreeBSD on an
> internal FDDI
> backbone.  I've modified the GENERIC configuration by adding these
> two lines
>
> 	device		fpa		# DEFPA
> 	pseudo-device	fddi		# DEFPA
>
> The kernel seems to rebuild without error, though I've
> noticed that there
> isn't a /modules/if_fpa.ko file as there is for the Ethernet card.
>
> When rebooting, I see these messages on the console:
>
> 	fpa0: <Digital DEFPA PCI FDDI Controller> irq 10 at
> device 15.0 on pci0
> 	fpa0: driver is using old-style compatability shims
>
> The card is installed and connected, however, any attempt to
> use ifconfig
> to configure it results in the message
>
> 	ifconfig: interface fpa0 does not exist
>
> What more needs to be done to have the device recognized?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Wright
> University of Florida
> mcw@ufl.edu
>
>
>
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