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Date:      Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:55:21 -0600 (CST)
From:      Allan Alford <aa@thinkwell.com>
To:        Tom <tom@sdf.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Intel EtherExpress Pro 10/100
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980210155406.1037A-100000@junior>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980210090513.20998A-100000@misery.sdf.com>

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> > I'm using Model B, per the FAQ's advice.
> > It's configured as device fxp0.
> > 
> > The kernel recognizes it, and network functionality
> > seems to be in place.  However, the following errors
> > occur:
> > 
> > At bootup:
> > 
> > fxp0: warning: unsupported PHY, type=7, addr=1
> > 
> > Also, after the first bootup after installation
> > (I booted to DOS to configure it first), my clock
> > suddenly lept ahead by 2 years!  I got to do some
> > unplanned Year 2000 testing this morning.  On the
> > reboot, the problem went away.

Tom Wrote (With Great Astuteness):

> 
>   Version of FreeBSD?
> 
>   There is no need to boot DOS to configure the card.  It is a PCI card,
> so settings are assigned by the motherboard.

I'm using 2.2.2-RELEASE, and though you are right about the DOS comment,
it couldn't have hurt...

- allan


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