i've added a 501-1153 ethernet card to my 3/280.

here is the boot message that shows it being found:

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NetBSD 1.1 (TUATARA) #0: Wed Dec  6 09:23:25 EST 1995
    jim@tuatara:/var/.src/sys/arch/sun3/compile/TUATARA
Model: Sun 3/260
real mem = 33538048
avail mem = 30515200
using 217 buffers containing 1777664 bytes of memory
cache enabled
mainbus0 (root)
obctl0 at mainbus0
idprom0 at obctl0 hostid 0x1300196e
fpu0 at mainbus0 (mc68881)
obmem0 at mainbus0
obio0 at mainbus0
zs0 at obio0 addr 0x20000 level 6 softpri 3
zs1 at obio0 addr 0x0 level 6 softpri 3
eeprom0 at obio0 addr 0x40000
clock0 at obio0 addr 0x60000 level 5
ie0 at obio0 addr 0xc0000 level 3 hwaddr 08:00:20:00:45:c7
vmes0 at mainbus0
ie1 at vmes0 addr 0xffe88000 level 3 vector 0x75 hwaddr 08:00:20:00:45:c7
si0 at vmes0 addr 0xff200000 level 2 vector 0x40
scsibus0 at si0
si0 targ 0 lun 0: <QUANTUM, EMPIRE_1080S, 1022> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0 at scsibus0: 1029MB, 2874 cyl, 8 head, 91 sec, 512 bytes/sec
si0 targ 1 lun 0: <FUJITSU, M2652S-512, 010P> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd1 at scsibus0: 1668MB, 1944 cyl, 20 head, 87 sec, 512 bytes/sec
si0 targ 4 lun 0: <, , > SCSI1 1/sequential removable
st0 at scsibus0: rogue, drive empty
vmel0 at mainbus0
keyboard reset failed
ie0: TDR detected an open 0 clocks away

the TDR detected message has always been there, although i kinda expected
to get one for ie1 as well.

however, when i actually ifconfig it i get:

isr_autovec: ipl 0 unexpected

and then the system freezes, and i have to L1-A it (well, send a break from
the terminal).

any ideas?

thanx.

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