Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 15:09:13 -0700 From: "Aaron D. Gifford" <agifford@infowest.com> To: dg@root.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.0 install freeze with fxp0 Message-ID: <369D1989.1C82C394@infowest.com> References: <199901132139.NAA19893@implode.root.com>
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I originally posted: > >I finally decided to try out 3.0, but have run into some trouble. The > >install hangs on "adding route" (on the debugging screen, alt-f2). > >Further investigation reveals that for some reason my on-the-motherboard > >Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100 net card is not autodetecting my 10baseT > >hub. The hub light will flash green for an instant when I first plug > >the box in, then stay dark, while the green link light on the > >motherboard stays lit. Weird! To which David Greenman graciously replied: > Sounds like a bad cable. > > -DG > > David Greenman > Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project That's what I thought, but switching to another cable that has been working flawlessly on my own workstation did nothing. Likewise, switching hub ports accomplished nothing. Now that I think back on it, when I had 2.2.8 running on this box, it was an unusual installation where I installed the entire system on a different box, compiled a kernel with the appropriate drivers, then moved the SCSI drive to this box where it booted flawlessly and worked solidly for several months on the net. I don't think I've ever had an install floppy work for a 'net install on this box. One other unusual item. Even when power is OFF, the little green LED "link" light on the back of the motherboard turns green if a good cable is plugged into a powered hub. Odd. Any additional suggestions are welcome. And thank you for your response! I really do appreciate it when anyone has something to contribute, whether or not it solves my problem. Sincerely, Aaron Gifford To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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