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Date:      Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:51:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "K. Greenwood" <k_greenwood1@yahoo.com>
To:        brunomiguel@netcabo.pt, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: multiple 3com 3c509 problems 
Message-ID:  <20010426045123.13745.qmail@web14107.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <3AE76241.32558.23B4F9@localhost>

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Since no one else has lent any advice, I may as well
take a wild
stab in the dark.

First off, what does 3c5x9cfg say?  I'm assuming that
you likely
installed the NIC's and let auto config do it's thing.
 Also I'm
assuming that you have run the test on the NIC and no
errors are
produced.

I've noticed that sometimes this is not satisfactory
to what BSD
requires.  Basically, you have to install 1 card (run
3c5x9cfg 
autoconfig and test) restart BSD note the resources
that it
uses, and then go back to 3c5x9cfg and set the card to
that (and of
course ensure that it still works).

Then install the next card... run 3c5x9cfg, restart
note resources,
change NIC settings to what BSD expects.  BTW, I think
you have to
power down the system each time you make a change to
each NIC.

Repeat until carpel tunnel sets in.<G>  Good luck.



--- Bruno Miguel <brunomiguel@netcabo.pt> wrote:
> ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPC 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-TPC EtherLink III (PnP)> at port
> 0x210-0x21f irq 5 on 
> isa0
> ep1: Ethernet address 00:10:4b:e7:4d:c5
> 
> I use ep1 and ignore ep0 and it works fine. But if I
> add a second card just 
> like the first one, it creates ep2 and ep3. ep2 will
> work, but ep3 will not. How 
> can I use both ?
> 
> here's the log : 
> 
> Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPC
> EtherLink III> at port 
> 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
> Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep0: eeprom failed to come
> ready.
> Mar 20 22:36:55  last message repeated 4 times
> Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep0: Ethernet address
> 00:00:00:00:00:00
> Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep1: <3Com 3C509-TPC
> EtherLink III> at port 
> 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
> Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep1: No I/O space?!
> Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep1: ep_alloc() failed!
> (6)
> Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: device_probe_and_attach:
> ep1 attach returned 6
> [...]
> Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep2: <3Com 3C509B-TPC
> EtherLink III (PnP)> at 
> port 0x210-0x21f irq 5 on isa0
> Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep2: Ethernet address
> 00:10:4b:e7:4e:17
> Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep3: <3Com 3C509B-TPC
> EtherLink III (PnP)> at 
> port 0x220-0x22f irq 9 on isa0
> Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep3: Ethernet address
> 00:10:4b:e7:4d:c5
> 
> 
> ifconfig shows ep0-3. 2 works fine...... 3 does not.
> Any hints ? :)
> 
> 
> personal replies also welcome :) many thanks

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