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From: behrensm@river.it.gvsu.edu (Matt Behrens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help with 3COM 905XL and FreeBSD 2.1.5
Date: 12 Jun 1997 13:04:33 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University
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Juan Lorenzana (juan@math.byu.edu) wrote:
: Hello,
:   I need help setting up a 3COM 905XL ethernet card to work with FreeBSD
: 2.1.5.  I believe that I have to use ep0.  It is configured for port
: 0x300 net irq 10.  When the machine boots in dos, and I run the install
: software that came with the card, it says that the card is on irq 11
: even though I told the BIOS to put it on irq 10 (plug and play is
: disabled).  The Kernel expects it on irq 10.  What can I do?  I have
: PD440FX motherboard with a Pentium II.  Do I have to jumper something on
: the motherboard?  The card itself has no jumpers.  Can I just switch the
: device to use irq 11 in the kernel? Any help would be appreciated. 
: Thanks.

No problem.  When you see the bootprompt, type -c.  At the next prompt,
type "visual".  You can change the IRQ that the kernel looks at in there.

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  Matt Behrens
  Zigg Computer Services
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