Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 13:08:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: "Norman E. Morin" <nomorin@cisco.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd2.2.5 and 3com 3c503 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808061308010.28098-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980803155252.006a24d4@tornado.cisco.com>
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On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Norman E. Morin wrote: > I tried to use the 3com 3c503 ethernet card with a > FreeBSD 2.2.5 kernel. The system > panics when booted from the kernel installed on the hard drive. > Is there some "magic" setting that corrects the crash condition? > > The system boots fine when the 3c503 card is removed. > The system also boots fine when the system is booted > with a floppy install disk and the ethernet card id > installed. > > I looked at the irq in the config but the resources look ok. > The io is set at 280h, the irq is set at 5 and the memory is > set for d8000. The jumpers are set appropriately. > > I tried the same type card on another system at home. It panics > also. The panic occurs when the 3com card is querried. > (ed0 or ed1, tried both jumper settings) > I also set the card at 300 and the behavior is the same (panic). That driver hasn't been touched in years and is probably suffering from fatal bitrot. Buy a newer card. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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