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From: wiljo@freeside.ki.open.de (Wiljo Heinen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: For the Record: Kernel PANICS and EtherCard PLUS Elite
Message-ID: <BsH1M8.rr@freeside.ki.open.de>
Date: 4 Aug 92 18:20:31 GMT
Organization: OPeN - The Digital Advantage
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Hi all !

Just about a few mins ago, another one of this "fun stories" 
happened to me:

386BSD runs happily with an EtherCard PLUS Elite, one of these 
WD8003 cards, where you setup the configration by software.

Due to a stoopid mistake on myself, while fiddling around with the 
/sbin/init (to make it use /bin/ash, so that I can supply the bash for /bin/sh),
I forgot to make /sbin/init executable. Sure as hell, when trying to boot
the Kernel PANICked ("init died", "saving RAM..." or such), went into endless
booting loop.

ok. to cut a long story short, after fixing and re-booting, 386BSD no longer
knew my EtherCard. 

well ... boot up DOS , start diagnose program and ... well it said,
"LAN Adress ROM" faulty.

hmm... run ezsetup, store the configuration (no changes) anew, run diagnose
-> board tests fine, boot 386BSD -> ethernet ok.

well -- it's another of these "kernel trashing things when panicking" stories,
but knowing this effect may save other ppl than me some time.

cheers 
	wiljo


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