Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:15:56 -0500 From: The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> To: Xeon2578@netscape.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD with two NIC's Message-ID: <3AB033EC.191F47A0@babbleon.org> References: <21662211.7E01A45E.00877270@netscape.net> <3AAEF70C.DFFCFCCC@babbleon.org> <0A3465D9.5B1A3086.00877270@netscape.net> <3AAF6F9D.5A3810D8@babbleon.org> <46CED77F.23FFB834.00877270@netscape.net>
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Immediate device timeouts are usually indicative of IRQ conflicts. But there is another problem (and it might even be the same problem, or the original problem); namely, FreeBSD ships with an (IMHO) broken kernel config; at any rate, one that doesn't work with PCMCIA cards. Find the line that looks like this: device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000 and change it to just this: device ed and rebuild your kernel. If that doesn't do it, then you probably have an IRQ conflict; you did the "dmesg | grep irq" thing already, right? Xeon2578@netscape.net wrote: > > Thank you very much. Like you said After twicking with the pccard.conf file, i got pccardd > enable the cards: > > irq 3 13 > > config 0x2 "ed0" 3 > config 0x3 "ed1" 13 > > I configured each interface with a different IP Address(different subnets) > but immediately after the ifconfig command I get a message > /kernel: ed0: device timeout for ed0 > and /kernel: ed1: device timeout for ed1 > Besides each interface can ping itself on the respective IP. > But I can't ping other hosts on respective subnets... > > Any Idea...DriverS?? > > The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> wrote: > > > > > > Sorry, I was confused anyway. That question is irrelavent. > > > > What you need to try is to edit your /etc/pccard.conf file. > > Copy the entries for those two cards from the /etc/defaults/pccard.conf > > file, > > and change one of the entries to use a different interrupt and entry > > number; eg, > > if the first card is in the defaults file with > > > > config 0x1 "ed" ? > > > > then try making it look like > > > > config 0x2 "ed" 9 > > > > instead. > > > > (Actually, what you need to do is to do > > > > dmesg | grep irq > > > > and see what irqs are free so you can assign one of those. Nine happens > > to be what worked for me.) > > > > Then you just have to play around with it until it works. Of course, > > you have to restart the pccardd every time you change these. > > > > You might be able to get this all easier by using "pccardc enabler" > > until you find workable parameters rather than messing with pccard.conf > > right off the bat, but I didn't personally stumble across pccardc > > enabler 'til after I had might working. > > > > PS: Mine only had an IRQ conflict. It's possible that yours will solve > > the memory conflict itself if you fix the IRQ conflict. After all was > > said & done, mine actually was fixed by putting just this in the > > pccard.conf: > > > > irq 3 9 > > > > > > It's possible that this is all you need--to explicitly list the > > non-conflicting IRQs in your system. > > > > > > > > > > Xeon2578@netscape.net wrote: > > > > > > The Babbler <bts@babbleon.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > Xeon2578@netscape.net wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi - > > > > > > > > > > I was so relievd when I saw your posting on: > > > > > "PCMCIA Questions: 2 NICs & new pccard.conf entry" > > > > > Unfortunately, there were no followups...I am hoping you > > > > > got a solution for your problem, cause I have the same too. > > > > > > > > > > I have two different PCMCIA network cards installed on a SONY(fx101) Laptop > > > > > 1. Netgear FA410TX > > > > > 2. D-Link 650 > > > > > These cards appear to use the exact same resources, > > > > > IRQ 3 and I/O 0x240-0x25F > > > > > The cards are seen by PCCARDD, but either will load but not both. > > > > > If one load, the other produces an error message: > > > > > No free configuration for card "card_name" > > > > > > > > > > > > Are both cards using the same driver (eg, both "ed" or "ep" or > > > > whatever)? > > > > > > > > > > Well yes, they use ed. > > > > > > MAT > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > > > -- > > "Brian, the man from babble-on" bts@babbleon.org > > Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org > > Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. > > Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" bts@babbleon.org Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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