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 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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