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From: kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 3Com drivers
Date: 10 May 1996 00:46:37 GMT
Organization: Applied Physics Laboratory
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Message-ID: <4mu3ld$45g@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
References: <4mtrvf$irq@vivaldi.inoc.dl.nec.com>
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Kermit Tensmeyer wrote in article <4mtrvf$irq@vivaldi.inoc.dl.nec.com> :
>
>The 3C579-TP (3C5X9) comes with a base address of 3000H. The drivers in the
>freebsd distributions are looking for the ethernet board at a base address of
>300H.
>
> How do I adjust the drivers to use the address that the board uses?
>
> I'll take suggestion on altering the board, altering parameters or
>information on rebuilding/compiling the system to use drivers to use the new
>address.
>
> where are the ethernet drivers in the source tree?
>
>Kermit Tensmeyer NEC InterNet Operations Centre (INOC)
>kermit@cnad.dl.nec.com Dallas, Texas
>
The ethernet drivers in general are prefixed with if_. For example,
the 3c509 ethernet driver is in a file called if_ep.c. You shouldn't
need to directly mess with the driver source code. At the boot prompt, specify
the -c flag; i.e, boot: -c
Try ? at the prompt (or ls).
Steve
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