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From: "Stephen A. Derdau" <sderdau@bit-net.com>
To: "Caroline Beauchamps" <caroline.beauchamps@bt-sys.bt.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: 3 Com 3C509 problem
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 11:31:09 -0400
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You might also want to boot the system with the -c option
If you can boot using the -c option you can configure
your network device for i/o and irq etc..

Also if you have a 3c509b I think you may want to check out
http://www.freebsd.orb/search regarding this card ..

Hope this helps.


-----Original Message-----
From: nvp@mediaone.net <nvp@mediaone.net>
To: Caroline Beauchamps <caroline.beauchamps@bt-sys.bt.co.uk>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: 3 Com 3C509 problem


>
>> I  am having problems getting my 3 Com network card (3c509)  recognized
>> When I reboot, I get the following message:
>> ep0 not found at 0x300
>> Do you have any idea what's wrong ?
>
>I'm guessing that one of a few things is happening:
>   1) your 3com card isn't functioning properly
>   2) there is no card at 0x300 (and you'll need to get the correct
>      address and rebuild your kernel)
>   3) your card still has pnp enabled (I don't recall if 2.2.7 is hip
>      to pnp NICs).
>
>Here's what I'd suggest to fix it:
>   1) boot into DOS/your Win32 OS.  If you card is working under
>      Win32, grab (write down) the relevent configuration
>      information.  Reboot into FreeBSD and rebuild your kernel with
>      the correct settings for your card.
>   2) boot into DOS/your Win32 OS.  Check your card's information with
>      the 3com utilities -- make sure that pnp is disabled and write
>      down the card's information.  Reboot into FreeBSD and build a
>      new kernel.
>
>-- 
>Nate Patwardhan, System Administrator
>O'Reilly and Associates
>nvp@oreilly.com
>
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