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From: Dennis Anfield <halastr@usr2.primenet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Configuring a FreeBSD LAN?
Date: 9 Jun 1995 00:34:02 GMT
Organization: Underhalls
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: One can consider this being an inconsistency, but network devices do
: not have /dev entries in BSD.  Simply try to run ifconfig with the

Sorry, I ment to say that they are not recognized at bootup.  I have since
been shown the reason why, but now have a different sort of problem.  My
cards are only detectable (atleast as DOS is concerned) on irq 2 dma 3.
I have compiled the kernel before so I have no qualms about doing it again,
but I need to know the proper way to address dma channels in FreeBSD.  I
can change the irq to 2 (which bsd will change to 9, I'm sure) but what about
dma channels?  Anybody know?  Thanks in advance!

Dennis Anfield
halastr@primenet.com