Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 12:40:37 -0500 (CDT) From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: josh b <statik@cris.com> Cc: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3com 3c509 is the wacknes!! Message-ID: <200007031740.e63HebM01583@lerami.lerctr.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.1.1.20000703101704.00aea2f0@pop3.concentric.net> "from josh b at Jul 3, 2000 10:26:22 am"
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You have a combo card. It can take ONE of: 10-Base-T (twisted pair). 10-Base-2 (Coax, aka thin net, aka cheapernet) 10-Base 5 (AUI, the original Ethernet). You may use ONE at a time. Look at the media options in ifconfig -a Larry > thank god i got it working.. i took the 3Com dos util for my card and > placed the exe on a dos bootdisk and ran it. i saw pnp was > already disconfigured ;(.but! i saw the ports and irq of it, i knew 15 was > in use or something so i just used the auto configure thing in the program > and it works perfect now!!!!!!!!!! its on port 300 irq5, its a beauty,,cept > i see it has some other connecions on the back of my card, a paralell port > like one and a werid ass one that looks like u could plug ur cable wire for > ur tv in there, its a mini tube kinda sticking out with a place for a wire > in the middle..odd, so if anyone knows what i can use these other > conections for thatd be nice..other than that thanks for the help!!!!!!!! > > > At 06:15 AM 7/3/00 -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > >Grr. Can you clear it (using the pins?) > > > >I suspect that IRQ15 is NOT available, and the card wants it. > > > >LER > > > > > bios is passworded =( > > > At 01:47 AM 7/3/00 -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > > > thats whats pissing me off! i dont know anything about it other > > than its a > > > > > 3Com 3c509b isa..i got this old computer from a school donation and > > now im > > > > > mesing with it and installed freebsdm, runs great..right now im > > setting up > > > > > a dos bootdisk w/ this 3com dos util and im gona disable pnp on the > > card, > > > > > hopefully it goes well > > > >I mean in the BIOS of this computer....???? > > > > > > > >LER > > > > > > > > > but At 01:23 AM 7/3/00 -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > > > >Is it set to PCI/PNP or LEGACY ISA? > > > > > > > > > > > >(15 is usually the 2nd IDE controller, so You may need to > > > > > >free it and tell the BIOS to use it for LEGACY ISA). > > > > > > > > > > > >Larry > > > > > > > i think its free... in my bios setup it has 14,11, and 10 being > > used.. > > > > > > > At 01:02 AM 7/3/00 -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > > > > > > > thanks for the quick reply.. i tried just device ep ( thats > > what it > > > > > > > > says to > > > > > > > > > do in to LINT also) and it just gives me this on boot up: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ep0: <3Com 35c09-Comba Etherlink III> at port 0x280-0x28f irq > > > > 15 on > > > > > > isa0 > > > > > > > > > ep0: No irq?! > > > > > > > > > ep0: ep_alloc() failed! (6) > > > > > > > >Is IRQ 15 free in the BIOS? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i canot figure it out... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 08:30 PM 7/2/00 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > >You dont have to give it any arguements for the nic, just try > > > > > > device ep0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >At 08:26 PM 7/2/00 , you wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>hello...im trying to get my 3com etherlink 3 to work on my > > > > 4.0 box. > > > > > > > > > >>heres my kernel config for it: > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>device ep0 at isa? port 0x300 irq 10 > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>i have the rest of the nic commented out. and when i boot > > up i > > > > > > get this: > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>ep0 at port 0x300 irq 10 on isa0 > > > > > > > > > >>ep0: eeprom failed to come ready. > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>ep0: Eterhnet adress 00:00:00:00:00:00 > > > > > > > > > >>ep1: <3Com 35c09-Comba Etherlink III> at port 0x280-0x28f > > irq 15 > > > > > > on isa0 > > > > > > > > > >>ep1: No irq?! > > > > > > > > > >>ep1: ep_alloc() failed! (6) > > > > > > > > > >>device_probe_and_attach: ep1 attach returned 6 > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>i have no idea why ep1 even exists!! i read in the > > freebsd book > > > > > > that the > > > > > > > > > >>ep driver was buggy, anyone have any idea on this?? > > > > > > > > > >>thanks!!!!! > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > > > > >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the > > message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > >Steiny's Studio > > > > > > > > > >Pachyderm Productions > > > > > > > > > >http://steiny.hypermart.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > > > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the > > message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > > > >Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > > > > > > > >Phone: +1 972-414-9812 (voice) Internet: ler@lerctr.org > > > > > > > >US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > >Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > > > > > >Phone: +1 972-414-9812 (voice) Internet: ler@lerctr.org > > > > > >US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > > > >Phone: +1 972-414-9812 (voice) Internet: ler@lerctr.org > > > >US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > >-- > >Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > >Phone: +1 972-414-9812 (voice) Internet: ler@lerctr.org > >US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 (voice) Internet: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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