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From: Stephane Lajeunesse <slajeunesse@sympatico.ca>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD and Ethernet NO GO!
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 22:12:37 -0400
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Curt Sampson wrote:
> Of course, another possibility is that you got hit by a rare problem
> with SMC cards that kills their NVRAM. Does the SMC setup program
> still recognise the card when started after a cold boot?

Guess I got this one... The SMC setup program doesn't detect the card. 
I tried another card and SMC setup detected it.. Now to boot netBSD!

Thanks to everyone.

Stephane Lajeunesse.