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From: brian@ui-gate.utell.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: [Q]About 3C589C
Date: 17 Feb 1997 18:22:00 GMT
Organization: Utell International
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Kang HoGwan(9625M01) (sisyphus@madonna.postech.ac.kr) wrote:
: Is there anybody who succeeded in installing FreeBSD
: on the box with 3C589C?
Yep.
: I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.6R on IBM ThinkPad 760ED
: with 3Com 3C589C as its network card.
: It is detected well during booting time, but stops
: on the beginning of the ftping the files from given sites.
: Please help me.
: I could not find any FAQ which answer to me about this.
Make sure that you're using the zp driver (not ep). Disable all of
the other network cards at boot time. If this still hangs (doesn't
for me, but the ep driver *used to*), try switching to VT4 (ALT-F4)
and re-configing the card - something like
ifconfig zp0 inet 10.0.1.4 netmask 0xffffff00
This should "free" the card - allowing it to continue the transfer.
You may need to do the ifconfig line several times.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@utell.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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