Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 01:04:11 -1000 From: Gary Dunn <knowtree@aloha.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: James Shaw <jashaw@san.rr.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ethernet card support under FreeBSD Message-ID: <34DD912A.4230@aloha.com> References: <34DC34F4.7F61F9B7@san.rr.com> <19980208100215.12076@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote: > > On Sat, 7 February 1998 at 2:18:28 -0800, James Shaw wrote: > > I have a sohoware fast 10/100 auto pci fast ethernet adapter (NE > > 100TX-E). Can it be used under FreeBSD? > > Maybe. > [snip] > If you have FreeBSD up and running, you could put the [NIC] board in the > machine and see if the system recognizes it. If you do this, make > sure the board is set to its default values. > > If you still can't make anything out of it, tell us what's written on > the larger chips. > > Greg Another approach to this is to install the board in a system that supports the board's installation program (DOS, win95), run it and write down the pertinent details -- i/o port, irq number, memory window (not all boards use 'em all). Then, if FreeBSD's installer does not see the board you can modify it's settings to match your board's. -- Gary Dunn Knowledge Tree Honolulu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe questions" in the body of the message
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