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From: ceharris@mal.com (Carl Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: EtherExpress 16 Segmentation Fault
Date: 23 Jul 1995 13:57:03 GMT
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Brandon (bak) wrote:
: I recently installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 on my computer with an EtherExpress 16
: network card. It works fine under DOS, Windows, and Linux. Probing works and
: the card seems to be recognized, but when ifconfig runs I get a segmentation
: fault and must reboot. I've disabled all uneccessary devices, recompiled the
: kernel, and tried putting my card on different ports, IRQs, etc.
: Has anyone gotten this card to work? Any assistance would be greatly
: appreciated. (Otherwise I'll have to go back to Linux :-)

Did you run SOFTSET and map 32k of memory at D000h?  It's in the
manual setup menu...  

I assume you probably set the IRQ and port address, but most everyone misses 
this crucial step.

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Carl Harris
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