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Date:      Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:08:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        steven <stevensl@mindspring.net>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3.0-Current/3Com 509B ether problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810220907320.12898-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981021184355.11098A-100000@freelove.mindspring.net>

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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, steven wrote:

> but i have a problem that no posts seems to clearly identify or
> fix.
> 
> i've got a 3com 509b ISA ethernet card.
> It worked fine with 2.2.6 2.2.7 and an early Sept 3.0 install.
> I went to the last BETA and the bootup stopped seeing the card.
> I went 3.0-current and same thing.
> 
> dmesg shows..
> 
> fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in
> ie0: unknown board_id: f000
> ie0 not found at 0x300
> ep0 not found at 0x300
> npx0 on motherboard
> 
> before 3.0 it never detected anything on ie0 and ep0 was always what
> i used for the card. 
> 
> I swapped the card into my Windows box and the card does appear to
> work. Ideas?

Um, disable the ethernet card drivers you're not using?  Some ether card
probes are destructive.  Ican't say I've noticed the same thing on my
systems with ie and ep both turned on, it sees no ie0 but the ep0 at IRQ
10 port 0x300 is detected properly.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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