Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:48:03 -0800 From: "Terry Thomas" <printery@blkft.com> To: <newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Post-install networking problem Message-ID: <006b01c1b9b0$a3963f40$0400a8c0@terry> References: <sc735d5c.036@mail.sbdc.com.au>
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Do a search here http://groups.google.com/groups?group=mailing.freebsd.questions or here for the faq and docs and mailinglist http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html etc/rc.conf sounds like the problem but you might have a fouled up kernel... Hope this helps! Terry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron deRozario" <deRozA@sbdc.com.au> To: <newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 4:24 PM Subject: Post-install networking problem > have recently completed my first installation of freeBSD using version > 4.4. Unfortunately during the installation phase I did not pay enough > attention to the kernel configuration and that has left me with a > driver/IRQ conflict between my NE2000(Realtek 8029) ISA NIC driver and > the COM2 serial port driver. The result of this is that I am unable to > use the NIC. > > I have entered boot -c at the prompt and entered the visual mode to > configure the kernel. I am able to disable the driver for the COM2 > port, which I don't use, setup the correct IRQ etc for the NIC save and > exit. This gives me access to the NIC and I can configure the ed0 > device fine. > > The problem is on reboot the kernel reverts to the first configuration > - resulting in no networking. No doubt there is a way to fix this (I > thought the save & exit option would sort this out but it doesn't) but > I'm not sure how to do this. Do I need to - > a) reinstall - least favoured option > b) recompile the kernel - certainly doable, but not favoured > or > c) is there a config file/command that will enable my hardware/kernel > driver settings to be kept over a reboot. > > In the archives I have come across a similar problem - alas the thread > seemed to end before an answer came forward. If anyone can be of > assistance in this matter it would be much appreciated. > > Aaron > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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