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From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Can't find network card
Date: 3 Jul 1997 06:28:57 -0600
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In article <5pf9vt$n1m$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>,
Glenn Smith <gksmith@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
>In article <jcaECCBuy.M9q@netcom.com>, jca@netcom.com (James C. Armstrong) wrote:
>>We're attempting to install BSDI 3.0 on a Dell Dimension 200 MHz
>>machine, and the system is unable to find either the default installed
>>network card, or an Etherlink III network card that we know works,
>>that we swapped in from another machine.
>>
>>Has anybody faced this problem, and if so, do you know how to get 
>>the kernel to recognize the existance of either card?
>>
>>The initial card was 3-Com 3c905-TX.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>
>
>This card isn't compatible with BSDI 3.0 out of the box.  I 
>ran into the same problems 3 months ago.  I just noticed 
>that there may be a patch on their FTP site for fixing this 
>problem.  I'm in the process of looking for it.
>
>

In order to get this patch, you need to be a BSDI supported user.

>
>
>Glenn Smith					URL:    http://shadowland.hf.utexas.edu
>ResNet Network Administrator		ResNet: http://resnet.utexas.edu
>Phone: (512) 471-1529			Email:  gksmith@mail.utexas.edu


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