Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:51:46 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Smith <msmith@beta.tricity.wsu.edu> To: chris@fedde.littleton.co.us (Chris Fedde) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with 3C509 ethernet card Message-ID: <200011170551.VAA23430@beta.tricity.wsu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200011152156.eAFLufl06240@fedde.littleton.co.us> from "Chris Fedde" at Nov 15, 2000 02:56:41 PM
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> At autoconfiguration I get these messages apparently from my ethernet > card. > > ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPO EtherLink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0 > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready. > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready. > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready. > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready. > ep0: eeprom failed to come ready. > ep0: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00 > ep1: <3Com 3C509B-TPO EtherLink III (PnP)> at port 0x210 irq 5 on isa0 > ep1: Ethernet address 00:a0:24:81:36:ff > > There is only one card present. when the system finishes booting the card > works intermittently (pings via ep1 return 1 out of 15 or so) > > Is there a known fix for this? Chris, Well, kinda sorta. 1. use a DOS boot disk and the 3c509cfg utility that's on the 3com web site. 2. turn OFF pnp! 3. on the card, set the irq to 10 and the port to 0x300 4. boot BSD and go to the device config screen (sorry, I forgot exactly how. I usually do it during CD boot on install) and turn off all other unnessecary devices. Mark -- ========================================================================= UNIX IS user friendly, it's just very choosy about who it calls a friend! ========================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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