Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 01:22:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: ringlord@bbs.dcoisp.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pnp support question read mail archives. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971023012118.2144Y-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <TCPSMTP.17.10.22.12.38.36.3047923923.1938@bbs.dcoisp.net>
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On Wed, 22 Oct 1997 ringlord@bbs.dcoisp.net wrote: > I have just completed doing a search on pnp support on the mailing > archives searching webpage. There was a lot of talk of pnp about a year > ago on these archives, but considering how things change over the course > of a year, I wonder if there is any new information. I gather from > reading some of the messages that freebsd will support some pnp cards, > but overall doesn't support pnp? > Here is the jam I am in. I have a NE2000 clone isa pnp card. Of > course, I could disable pnp support, but I don't always have sighted > assistance around to assist me in taking off the correct jumpers and or > changing a setting in the bios. Learn how to do this. PnP NE2000s don't work. I try to do this for a living and they Just Don't Work. Usually there is a setup program sent with the card that allows you to set it to Jumperless mode; just set that, pick some unusued resources (ie, IRQ 10 / port 300), tell FreeBSD that, and all should be good. 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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