Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 01:36:32 -0800 From: Tanvir Hassan <tanvir@mail.org> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Brent Johnson <pizzaman@mail.on.rogers.wave.ca>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installing Free BDS with the WAVE Message-ID: <34BC8720.78C5CC55@mail.org> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980112222602.22079X-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Dude, I too had problems with my ISA ethercard and Linux. It turned out that the card was not PNP and was conflicting with my other PNP devices (modem and sound card). Once I setup my PNP devices under Linux (via pnpisa) and then manually set the correct IRQ and PORT addresses for the ether card, everything worked! It wasn't even that hard once I figured out what my problem was. I bet either you have a conflict or that the card is PNP and you have not configured it. Once you do that, Linux should purr for ya :-). Doug White wrote: > > On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Brent Johnson wrote: > > > Okay so I decided to ditch Linux because I can't figure out how to > > install my SMC8416 etrhernet card which is connected to the cable modem. > > So I try FreeBDS and decided that, since it supposedly supports that > > card, I'd try and use the internet install method and guess what??? > > No joy. > > Eh? Check the boot probes; it should respond as ed0 (or de0 -- is it a > PCI or ISA card?). If it's not found and it's an ISA card, type `-c' at > the boot: prompt and make sure the settings match those set on the card. > > > I waded through tons of FAQS and HOW TOs with Linux and found nothing. > > So before I waste my time can you give me an answer, is there a HOW TO > > on the subject or this one of the mysteries of life? > > Before you can get anywhere, we need to find the card. Once that's found, > then we can go on to configuring the system to talk to your network. > > If you're having trouble, please post the output of the `dmesg' command > and the current IRQ & port settings of your Ethernet card as supplied by > the setup program (or in a pinch Win95). > > (Preview: you'll have to install the WIDE DHCP client from the CD or FTP > site.) > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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