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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!classic.iinet.com.au!news.uoknor.edu!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!constellation!convex!news.netins.net!newshost.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!networx.com!news.legent.com!SEA.legent.com!not-for-mail From: obrien@SEA.legent.com (David O'Brien) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Problems installing FreeBSD 2.0 (and latest SNAP) w/3c509 Date: 12 May 1995 22:43:33 GMT Organization: The Legent Corporation Lines: 32 Message-ID: <3p0oal$qa7@booch.legent.com> References: <3oedbl$76o@nntp4.mindspring.com> <kargl-0805951040280001@spleen.apl.washington.edu> <3oqu29$644@overload.lbl.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: seaquest.sea.legent.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950427BETA PL0] Jin Guojun[ITG] (jin@gracie.lbl.gov) wrote: : In article <kargl-0805951040280001@spleen.apl.washington.edu>, : Steven G. Kargl <kargl@apl.washington.edu> wrote: : >In article <3oedbl$76o@nntp4.mindspring.com>, : >rsanders@interbev.mindspring.com (Robert Sanders) wrote: : > : >> I'm sure I saw reference to this before, but can't find the article : >> now. When trying to install FreeBSD 2.0 (and latest SNAP) on a : >> machine with a 3c509, I can't seem to get the card configured correctly. : >> It's at 0x300/irq10, and the automatic ifconfig proceeds fine, but : >> the card won't send or receive packets. The cable (UTP) is known good, : >> it worked fine under Linux, etc. : >> : >> Is there a fix for this? : >> : : I had same problem for installing FreeBSD 2.0-950322-SNAP. I cannot use either : FTP or NFS method to install FreeBSD. From FTP method, I got these errors: : ... : : So, I tried to install version 2.0-950412-SNAP, and it hangs and won't do any : thing when using internal IDE, or says no MBR when using external SCSI(via NCR). : : Therefore, I looked at newgroups and saw this discussion, then I went to : shell to do ifconfig on ep0 manually and every thing works. : : The question is what is the link2 flag doing? BTW, I am using AUI, but not UTP. For me, the link2 flag turns on the AUI port on a card with BNC and AUI ports. -- David (obrien@legent.com)