Yesterday, I upraded an old HP Vectra (83 MHz Pentium) from FreeBSD 3.2 to 4.5. The machine had no CD-ROM so I tried to use NFS. For a long time, the machine would simply wedge after I filled in the IP config screen. Then I noticed that the NIC probed differently under 4.5 vs. 3.2.
The last time the machine rebooted under 3.2, the NIC was: Jul 21 13:42:43 FOO /kernel: 1 3C5x9 board(s) on ISA found at 0x300 Jul 21 13:42:43 FOO /kernel: ep0 at 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa Jul 21 13:42:43 FOO /kernel: ep0: aui/utp/bnc[*UTP*] address 00:60:97:dc:0c:65 Under 4.5, I now get: Feb 18 16:18:43 FOO /kernel: ep0: <3Com 3C509-Combo EtherLink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0 Feb 18 16:18:43 FOO /kernel: ep0: eeprom failed to come ready. Feb 18 16:18:43 FOO last message repeated 4 times Feb 18 16:18:43 FOO /kernel: ep0: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00 ... Feb 18 16:18:44 FOO /kernel: ep1: <3Com 3C509B-Combo EtherLink III (PnP)> at port 0x210-0x21f irq 5 on isa0 Feb 18 16:18:44 FOO /kernel: ep1: Ethernet address 00:60:97:dc:0c:65 Once I figured this out and started using ep1, the upgrade succeeded, and things are now operating OK. Still, the discrepancy nags me. Anyone care to offer explanations or suggestions? Thanks, Romain Kang Disclaimer: I speak for myself alone, [EMAIL PROTECTED] except when indicated otherwise. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
