Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 12:07:43 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: bwood@leland.Stanford.EDU (Brandon Wood) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation help Message-ID: <199605210237.MAA24302@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <31A0FEAD.41C67EA6@leland.Stanford.EDU> from "Brandon Wood" at May 20, 96 04:22:21 pm
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Brandon Wood stands accused of saying: > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD over an FTP connection and I can't get the > installation program to recognize my Ethernet card. When it tries to > initialize the connection, it says "Error configuring device lp0". 'lp0' is, as the dialog _CLEARLY_STATES_, for a _parallel_port_ using a laplink cable. I can't imagine how it could be any more explicit 8( > I have an Intel Etherexpress Pro/10 set on IRQ5, Address 0x300. I ran > the -c config utility and chose the Etherexpress driver and modified the > IRQ and base address settings appropriately. Also, when it asks for the > memory address, does it mean the Flash Address, because that's what I > tried. I'm positive my network settings (IP, Gateway, etc.) are > correct, so the error must be in the ethernet card's hardware > configuration. If this is the PCI EtherExpress, then you will have to use the latest -SNAP release, as it's not supported in earlier versions. Note also that PCI devices are automatically configured, and can _not_ be managed with userconfig. > Brandon Wood -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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