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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: bootup hangs on ed0
Date: 5 Mar 1997 16:31:36 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <331C7874.5A71@mem.net>,
Ken <welk@mem.net> writes:
> I am having a problem completing bootup with FreeBSD 2.1.6 (yes, I know
> I need to upgrade to 2.1.7). The boot process hangs right after showing
> on the screen the checking/initializing for device sc0 and the next
> device to be checked/initialized is ed0. I can get it to work if I boot
> in DOS and run the adapter's diagnostics, which say the card is fine,
> and then do a warm boot. As long as I do warm boots after the DOS
> diagnostics on the adapter card, booting FreeBSD goes fine. Once a cold
> boot occurs, however, FreeBSD hangs.
>
> This is a NE2000 compatible ethernet card. Is there anything I can do
> with FreeBSD to remedy this situation?
Are there any jumpers on the card to stop this "soft configuration" ?
If not, you're in trouble.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !