From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jul 19 06:26:17 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id GAA25884 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Jul 1996 06:26:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sirius.tadpole.co.uk (sirius.tadpole.co.uk [192.52.161.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA25879 for ; Fri, 19 Jul 1996 06:26:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: by sirius.tadpole.co.uk (8.7/PIPEX simple 1.19) id OAA29058; Fri, 19 Jul 1996 14:25:08 +0100 (BST) Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 14:25:08 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <199607191325.OAA29058@sirius.tadpole.co.uk> From: Tim Steele To: davidg@root.com CC: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <199607191236.FAA14141@root.com> (message from David Greenman on Fri, 19 Jul 1996 05:36:11 -0700) Subject: Re: Great stuff so far Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >Second update: even when loading from a local server (idle > >SPARCstation LX on the same 10baseT hub) I only get 1.3KB/sec!! > > > >This is bad, yes? > > Yes, it's bad. This almost certainly points to an interrupt problem. When > interrupts aren't working, the 3c509 driver has a one second timer that will > still allow data to trickle in slowly. Make sure that the kernel and your card > agree on the interrupt and that there are no other cards in the system that > may be conflicting with it. That could be it. The card doesn't have any jumpers on it so it's a bit difficult to see what could need configuring. It's a 3Com EtherLink III 3C509B. I'll have a rootle around to see if I can find a floppy in case it's one of those irritating cards which need to be soft configured ... ?? 8-) As far as reconfiguring the kernel is concerned, as this is my first install I don't have a running BSD system to compare it with, so I guess I can't do that. Any chance of supporting the 3C589 in a future release? or can I do this myself by constructing a new install disk (once I've got it working)? Thanks Tim