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From: obrien@SEA.legent.com (David O'Brien)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problems installing FreeBSD 2.0 (and latest SNAP) w/3c509
Date: 12 May 1995 22:43:33 GMT
Organization: The Legent Corporation
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References: <3oedbl$76o@nntp4.mindspring.com> <kargl-0805951040280001@spleen.apl.washington.edu> <3oqu29$644@overload.lbl.gov>
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Jin Guojun[ITG] (jin@gracie.lbl.gov) wrote:
: In article <kargl-0805951040280001@spleen.apl.washington.edu>,
: Steven G. Kargl <kargl@apl.washington.edu> wrote:
: >In article <3oedbl$76o@nntp4.mindspring.com>,
: >rsanders@interbev.mindspring.com (Robert Sanders) wrote:
: >
: >> I'm sure I saw reference to this before, but can't find the article
: >> now.  When trying to install FreeBSD 2.0 (and latest SNAP) on a
: >> machine with a 3c509, I can't seem to get the card configured correctly.
: >> It's at 0x300/irq10, and the automatic ifconfig proceeds fine, but
: >> the card won't send or receive packets.  The cable (UTP) is known good,
: >> it worked fine under Linux, etc.
: >> 
: >> Is there a fix for this?
: >> 
: 
: I had same problem for installing FreeBSD 2.0-950322-SNAP. I cannot use either
: FTP or NFS method to install FreeBSD.  From FTP method, I got these errors:
: ...
: 
: So, I tried to install version 2.0-950412-SNAP, and it hangs and won't do any
: thing when using internal IDE, or says no MBR when using external SCSI(via NCR).
: 
: Therefore, I looked at newgroups and saw this discussion, then I went to
: shell to do ifconfig on ep0 manually and every thing works.
: 
: The question is what is the link2 flag doing? BTW, I am using AUI, but not UTP.

For me, the link2 flag turns on the AUI port on a card with BNC and AUI
ports.

-- David	(obrien@legent.com)