Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 11:41:16 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: brett@lariat.org (Brett Glass) Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: EN-2400P3 Ethernet Card: Supported? Message-ID: <199608020211.LAA27825@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199607250629.AAA11778@lariat.lariat.org> from "Brett Glass" at Jul 25, 96 00:29:20 am
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Brett Glass stands accused of saying: > > Just tried to install FreeBSD onto a machine with an EN-2400P3 > card. This card is a generic -- apparently an NE2000 clone -- with > no DIP switches or jumpers. There's not even a manufacturer's name > on the card, though the main chip says "Winbond W89C904AXF" and > the voltage converter and hybrid say "YCL." > > How do I configure this beast to run under FreeBSD? Or can it > be done? Get the configuration disk, boot DOS, configure the card to the desired base address and IRQ values, boot FreeBSD and point it at it. I have several vendor's configuration programs for boards using this chip, but all check a signature in the EEPROM before allowing you to manipulate the config values stored there. Back when I gave a damn I used to rewrite the EEPROMs on other cards using this part (and other similar Winbond et.al. parts) to look like a supported vendor's card. These days I just buy cards with jumpers 8) > --Brett -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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