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From: ian@nmsu.edu (Ian Logan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 3COM 3x509 pencil marked! - Help
Date: 12 Aug 1995 18:17:28 GMT
Organization: New Mexico State University
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Jin Guojun[ITG] (jin@gracie.lbl.gov) wrote:
: It looks like you have a 3COM 3C509B board + (Intel PCI chipset | OPTi chipset).
: If your motherboard is ZAPPA, then I don't know what to do. Otherwise, you
: need to keep reboot a few times to let FreeBSD to configure it.
: That is way I struggled with different 3C509B reversions + 
: different motherboards.
You might also take a look at your BIOS config.  I had a Gateway2000
where if the BIOS had the plug&play features turned on I got that 
pencil marked message, turning plug&play off fixed it.  Or maybe I had
to turn it on, don't remeber which.  Good Luck!
	Ian