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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!not-for-mail From: David Henshaw <dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Problem with 2.2.1 Install !!! Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 23:47:35 +1000 Organization: Monash University Lines: 36 Message-ID: <33AA89F7.41C67EA6@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> References: <33A2659D.41C67EA6@silas.cc.monash.edu.au><33A282BD.31DFF4F5@freebsd.org> <5o47mr$e49@uriah.heep.sax.de><33A68860.41C67EA6@silas.cc.monash.edu.au> <5o71vr$ja8@uriah.heep.sax.de> <01bc7c2d$116c1600$6601a8c0@teds.portsoft.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ascendp-int-56.cc.monash.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NNTP-Posting-User: root X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE i386) To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@portsoft.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43215 > I've run into the ed0 bug with the 3c503 in version 2.2.1 a number of > times. What > is happening is that unlike all of the other ed0 cards the driver supports, > the > 3C503 can be set to use shared memory mode with jumpers. > > Unfortunately, if the ed0 driver doesen't have memory-mapped mode turned on > and the card is in this mode the machine will crash with the error. This > is true > even if you go into visual mode and change the driver settings. > > What I've done to fix this is to install the machine will no networking > turned on, then recompile the kernel with the proper memory settings > defined for the network card. > > I don't know why the GENERIC kernel was compiled with ed0 having no defined > memory region, but it sure wreaks havoc on 3C503 cards during the > installation. > I've recompiled my kernel with the following device ed0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 5 iomem 0xd8000 vector edintr and pseudo-device ether This is exactley the same probe I used when I was running 2.1.5. Now I get a message saying ed0 not found at 0x300 The card definitely has these jumper settings set properly. Any further ideas ? -- David Henshaw dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au