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From: root@everest.tandem.com (Charlie Root)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Ethernet Card questions
Date: 11 Jan 1996 19:45:01 -0700
Organization: Garbled-Net
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Message-ID: <4d4hvd$1nt@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>
References: <4c9uj7$707@cheyenne.iac.net>
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In article <4c9uj7$707@cheyenne.iac.net> jmiller@iac.net (Jim Miller) writes:
>
>Upon transitioning to NetBSD 1.1, I've come up with several problems/questions.
>
>1) I've successfully used SMC 8013EPC cards (SMC 83C690 chipset) with
> 1.0. The kernel correctly recognizes them at 300/10/0xCC00 -- which
> agrees with the setting I have set on the card with jumpers.
>
> Upon trying to use these exact same cards with NetBSD 1.1, the kernel
> reports "Kernel configured IRQ 10 != board configured IRQ 9". I
> _know_ that the boards did not change during the 1.0 -> 1.1 upgrade,
> as they are still hardware jumpered for 0x300/10.
>
> I'm not quite sure where to look in the kernel sources for the
> driver for this board. It _is_ configured into the kernel config file
> at ed2.
>
Im having the exact same problem.. and since all my machines here
use that card type (6pak deal ok..) im VERY reluctant to upgrade to
1.1
I tried the 1.1 kernel (both) and they said i had the board configured to
irq 9. I hit the reboot switch.. and reboot with 1.0.. and im fine.
what gives?
Tim Rightnour
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