Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 14:38:53 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: dg@root.com Cc: John Smith <craze@eta.ee.fit.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: intel ether express pro Message-ID: <199902172238.OAA01154@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 17 Feb 1999 06:33:38 PST." <199902171433.GAA14929@implode.root.com>
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> > I have a machine (IBM IntelliStation) and it has built in network > >card (eepro10/100). > > > > The kernel locks up, whenever I try to ifconfig the device. We > >have a autodetecting hub that can switch between 10/100. > > If that is the PCI version, then try putting it in a different PCI slot. "Built in" typically means "on the motherboard". I reported this last year, when I went to IBM in San Mateo to run across their plaform range. It's subsequently been reported that this is due to the first DMA operation never completing; we've got reports of this on quite a number of platforms, not just the IBMs now. If you can get your hands on a NetFinity 3500, it should demonstrate the symptoms in question. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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