Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 15:38:11 -0500 From: bad bob <sfmc68@bellatlantic.net> To: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> Cc: jacks@sage-american.com, FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: activating sis900 ether interface ECS K7S5A Mobo Message-ID: <3C0156B3.19CA7182@bellatlantic.net> References: <3C013CE8.607CB57F@bellatlantic.net> <3.0.5.32.20011125133536.0102e200@mail.sage-american.com> <3C0153B9.7020004@owt.com>
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Kent Stewart wrote: > > jacks@sage-american.com wrote: > > > Then look at the /var/log/messages for the recent boot up so you have more > > time to study what the device is being labeled as... perhaps you haven't > > made the dev yet in /dev > > It doesn't work. More code is needed to recognize the SiS900 on SiS-745 > chipset motherboards. When you add sis to the kernel. It still doesn't > recognize the PHY. You end up with messages like the following in your dmesg > > sis0: <SiS 900 10/100BaseTX> port 0xb800-0xb8ff mem > 0xcffcd000-0xcffcdfff irq 5 at device 3.0 on pci0 > sis0: Ethernet address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 > sis0: MII without any PHY! > device_probe_and_attach: sis0 attach returned 6 > > Kent Bingo! Thanks Kent! Thanks Jack! I went thru the logs and rebooted again and I see one pass with an ether mac address and one with all zeroes as the address. I guess I will have to stick in an ether card! Thanks bob > > > > > At 02:34 PM 11.25.2001 -0500, bad bob wrote: > > > >>to follow up my own post with - perhaps - more info: > >>using FreeBSD 4.3, april 2001 CDs. > >>upon reinstall, with the bootup I see the sis0 interface in the > >>boot messages that display and roll by quickly. I see the ethernet > >>interface address (mac address) but when I do an ifconfig -a, > >>i do not see the sis0 listed. > >>Still looking for hints > >>thanks > >>bob > >> > >> > >>bad bob wrote: > >> > >>>I have read the docs, scanned the archives, and find that the sis0 > >>>interface (as I think the ECS K7S5A mobo implements it) is part of > >>>the standard generic kernel. I can not seem to find it, can't seem > >>>to activate it, just plain confused. > >>>thanks for any help or pointers. > >>>bob > >>> > >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > > > > Best regards, > > Jack L. Stone, > > Server Admin > > > > Sage-American > > http://www.sage-american.com > > jacks@sage-american.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > . > > > > > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html > FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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