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From: dmuntz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Dan Muntz)
Subject: Re: [386BSD] WD8003E card doesn't work
Message-ID: <1992Dec8.222536.1392@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
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Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
References: <1992Dec8.144009@cs.utwente.nl> <1992Dec8.214806.25805@decuac.dec.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1992 22:25:36 GMT
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In article <1992Dec8.214806.25805@decuac.dec.com> darryl@vfofu1.dco.dec.com (Darryl Wagoner) writes:
>V.O.F. Roana Technologies (roana@cs.utwente.nl) wrote:
>: Hi,
>: 
>:  I'm trying to use a WD8003E (8-bit) ethernet card with 386bsd 0.1. Although
>:386bsd recognizes the card as we0 (and correctly displays our ethernet
>:address), I can't send or receive any frames with it. Everytime I have another
>:computer send a frame to 386bsd, 386bsd says 'reject 65531'. Looking at the
>
>
>I had the same problem!  If you run the MS-DOS diagnose program I am
>sure you will see that it will fail the ram test.  You need to change
>the base address of the card to be something that will pass the ram test.
>I use DC000 but your milage may vary.  

Actually the problem is probably due to the kernel you're running.  The kernel
in the distribution contains several ethernet drivers.  To make the 8003e
work, build a kernel without the other ethernet drivers (this is not necessary
for the 8003ep).

  -Dan
   dmuntz@eecs.umich.edu