Subject: Re: Endless trouble with ISA NICs
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: Sascha Wilde <wilde@sha-bang.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/05/2004 09:54:13
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On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 03:22:49PM +0000, Chris Pinnock wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 11:17:58AM +0100, Sascha Wilde wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 07:27:11PM -0500, der Mouse wrote:
> > > > [...trouble with network cards...]
> > >=20
> > > > 1. An NE2000 clone (no idea what Manufactor): Unfortunatly its IRQ
> > > > is set to 3 and [appears unchangeable].
> > >=20
> > > Did you try building a kernel with the irq changed on the relevant
> > > line? Probably something like changing=20
> > >=20
> > > ne0 at isa? port 0x280 irq 9
> > >
> > > to read "irq 3". (Or use the ne1 line if the card showed up as ne1.)
> >=20
> > Sure I did (otherwise the card wouldnt work at all) -- the ne2000
> > actualy works, fore a while. But after some time using it the howl
> > system suddenly freezes. Then the system hangs completely: no
> > reaction to nothing, only way out hardreset. :-(
>=20
> Can you drop to the debugger with CTRL-ALT-ESC and get a trace (with tr)?
>=20
> This would help debug where things are hanging.
Finaly I got thing up and running using the 3c509 (see my other mail),
but when I find the time I'll give it a try and should the debuger
still be working I'll send you the results...
cheers
--=20
Sascha Wilde
We're Germans and we use Unix. That's a combination of two=20
demographic groups known to have no sense of humour whatsoever.
-- Hanno Mueller in de.comp.os.unix.programming
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