Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 23:29:43 -0700 (PDT) From: R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@speakeasy.org> To: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Just got my DSL today...AARGH!! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004192327030.195-100000@mammalia.sea> In-Reply-To: <87u2gxe8de.fsf@tea.thpoon.com>
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On 19 Apr 2000, Arcady Genkin wrote: > R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@speakeasy.org> writes: > > > Okay, I just read the manual page. If there is an interrupt conflict, how > > do I go about changing that? What commands tell me which ones are in > > use? Is it a simple matter of changing the line in the kernel config? > > > > device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000 > > Yes (and recompiling your kernel, that is). You need to set correct > port *and* irq values. The hard thing is finding them out. > > Ideally, there should be a DOS based setup utility for your card, but > IIRC you don't have any sort of drivers/docs for the card. If you went > to the manufacturer's website, you could definitely d/l the setup > utility from there. I have an ISA ne2000 card, if you want to give it > a shot, I can email you the setup disk for it. > > You can also read Linux's Ethernet-HOWTO for help with identifying the > card. Specifically look at sections 5 and 7. That document describes > pretty much every card one can find, and gives links to manufacturer's > website. > > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO.html > > OTOH, if you had Window~1 installed on the same machine, you could use > it as a tool to determine the card's configuration (provided the card > is recognized by it). > -- > Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com > Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. I just spent about 2 1/2 hours in windows trying to get the card to work using downloaded drivers. I've concluded that tomorrow I'll go buy a well known, well supported one. Any recommendations? Preferrably cheap. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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