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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: network card & CD-ROM problems
Date: 30 Nov 1996 16:56:56 GMT
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root@master.apana.org.au (Marc Dodsworth ) wrote:

> The second problem is with an Accton PCI ethernet card.  The card is NE2000
> compatible but uses an address of E000 and IRQ 12.  Can I compile the kernel
> to support the address or am I stuck on that one.

NE2000 doesn't use shared memory at all.  While it's possible to
specify an IO memory address in the config statement of the `ed'
driver, it will be silently ignored for an NE2000 clone.  (Remember
that the `ed' driver also handles e.g. SMC boards which _do_ have
shared memory.)

Of course, you don't need to compile a kernel if changing the IRQ is
your only desire: boot with -c, and adjust the setting.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)