Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 01:27:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: "John W. Rasins" <jrasins@interramp.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Intel EtherExpress installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960611012454.5035Y-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.16.19960610225908.4eb78208@pop3.interramp.com>
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On Mon, 10 Jun 1996, John W. Rasins wrote: > I have an Intel EtherExpress 16 adapter in a Dell 486/33 machine. But I'm > not having any success in getting it setup up within FreeBSD 2.1.0. On > bootup, the ix0 driver is loaded since the card is seen during the ISA > probe. To get this far, I did modify the kernel so that other devices at > similar address were not attached to the card before the ix0 driver (such as > wt0 and mdc0). > > My problem now occurs when trying to ifconfig the device. If the Flash / > Boot ROM configuration is set to an address through Intel's SoftSet program, > the ifconfig command crashes the system with a kernel panic, and the error > is 12 (I believe). Unless this is a diskless machine, turn the boot rom OFF and leave it there. Next, make sure the IRQ & info you picked aren't being used by something else. third, use -c on the boot: prompt and make sure the ix0 device configuration matches what you put in softset. > If the FlashBoot ROM configuration is disabled, ifconfig doesn't crash the > system, but doing a ping of an address returns - /kernel: ix.cx.nocs for > each packet sent out. groan -- irq config error I believe. > If I use the boot floppy, and try to setup the device use the > post-installation configuration steps, I do get prompted for all the > information for ix0 (hostname, domain, address, etc.). But after accepting > the setup by pressing O.K., a few seconds goes by and I then get "Fatal > signal 11 caught! I'm dead.." at the bottom of the screen. > > So, I'm no expert at FreeBSD, and I'm definitely struggling with this setup. > I could not find what I thought was appropriate in the FAQ or the Handbook > Web page. Any help would sure be great. Does the card work under other environments (DOS, etc)? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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