Re: sis(4) driver error with NetGearFA311
Stacey Roberts wrote: -snip- You're saying that the sis driver *does not* appears in the collapsed list of network drivers during full graphical installation? What I'd try to verify next is the IO port resource addres of the nic. It should be in the documentation that came with the card. Wow, I need to fix up on my understanding of network cards. Affirmative, the card *does not* appear in the list. It works under Windoze with automatically detected settings (IRQ 9 and I/O 3800-38FF). The dos floppy that came with the card should have a configuration utility that allows you to adjust the IRQ / port resource address for the card. Try that and see if this allows the card to get picked up properly. The card was second-hand from a friend and didn't come with the original package; the Windoze driver was obtained from the web. I googled configuration of PCI cards resulting in advertisements and spam... so can you give me a little more tip(s) here :-)? A link to the concept and/or information ? NIC PCI cards : NIC cards I/O || IRQ in general would be greatly appreciated, or any other information that might help in this matter. I know I'm supposed to do my homework in the *BSD commmunity, but I had far too much from school already :-) (I'm 14 btw, nice to meet you, great webpage). Thank you for help so far, or it might be another year of overbloated RedHat for me... ---You may safely ignore below, no new comments were written--- -snip- On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 06:29, James Wu wrote: Stacey Roberts wrote: On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 01:46, James Wu wrote: I'm a FreeBSD newbie who have attempted the installation of 4.5 a year ago when I received problems with my NetGear FA311 (National Semiconductor). -snip- Hi James, I've never tried installation with floppies, but I've been using a Netgear FA311 on a machine here since 4.3 Rel, installed via 4 CD-ROM Set - now running 4.7 Stable. sis0: NatSemi DP83815 10/100BaseTX at device 13.0 on pci1 sis0: couldn't map ports/memory device_probe_and_attach: sis0 attach returned 6 -snip- It's PCI, works perfectly under Windows ME, and it is the only nic I have; however the sis driver seems to be not on the list of drivers (driver selection, graphical mode); instead it seems to be detected independently, for a year ago the same person who informed me to install from CD also told me to uncheck/delete all drivers in the list and the sis would be detected normally... please enlighten me if it is otherwise. -Additional information if needed: is running i686 (Intel celeron), PCI bridge is Intel82801AA, vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP-Pavilion), other existing OS: Windows ME *shudder* To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: sis(4) driver error with NetGearFA311
leave a blank line between your reply and the text being replied to. it's really hard to read when it's stuffed all together. # [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-10-15 22:29:11 -0700: Stacey Roberts wrote: You didn't mention whether or not the nic is onboard or PCI, but did it actually ever work under another OS? As far as the installation goes, if this is the only nic you've got in the box, you'd just have to disable the other drivers that appear in the list of conflicts, leaving the sis driver only. It's PCI, works perfectly under Windows ME, and it is the only nic I have; what were the results of putting it into another PCI slot as advised by Stacey? however the sis driver seems to be not on the list of drivers (driver selection, graphical mode); instead it seems to be detected independently, the menu you get at the beginning of an install lists selected *ISA* devices. PCI devices are, indeed, autodetected. (you still have to enable their respective drivers, either by compiling them into your kernel, or loading the appropriate kernel module.) FreeBSD should highlight all devices that have IRQ conflicts. for a year ago the same person who informed me to install from CD also told me to uncheck/delete all drivers in the list and the sis would be detected normally... please enlighten me if it is otherwise. Since what you're seeing is most probably an IRQ conflict, that person is very likely to be right. -- If you cc me or take the list(s) out completely I'll most likely ignore your message. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
sis(4) driver error with NetGearFA311
I'm a FreeBSD newbie who have attempted the installation of 4.5 a year ago when I received problems with my NetGear FA311 (National Semiconductor). I was told then that installing from floppies does not offer me the same set of drivers and thus I should use a CD instead. I got a CD writer this year and as par instructions burned the mini iso of 4.7, and still received the same issue. According to the hardware list, my NatSemi uses the sis driver, which is detected at boot time, during which I received: -snip- sis0: NatSemi DP83815 10/100BaseTX at device 13.0 on pci1 sis0: couldn't map ports/memory device_probe_and_attach: sis0 attach returned 6 pci1: unknown card (vendor=0x11c1, dev=0x004e)//not sure if it's part of the error message so putting it on anyway -snip- And according to Diagnostics in the documentation sis%d: couldn't map ports/memory [indicates] a fatal initialization error has occurred., I think it's my error in configuring. Could anyone out there give me a hand? Thank you, James -Additional information if needed: is running i686 (Intel celeron), PCI bridge is Intel82801AA, vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP-Pavilion), other existing OS: Windows ME *shudder* To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: sis(4) driver error with NetGearFA311
On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 01:46, James Wu wrote: I'm a FreeBSD newbie who have attempted the installation of 4.5 a year ago when I received problems with my NetGear FA311 (National Semiconductor). I was told then that installing from floppies does not offer me the same set of drivers and thus I should use a CD instead. I got a CD writer this year and as par instructions burned the mini iso of 4.7, and still received the same issue. According to the hardware list, my NatSemi uses the sis driver, which is detected at boot time, during which I received: -snip- Hi James, I've never tried installation with floppies, but I've been using a Netgear FA311 on a machine here since 4.3 Rel, installed via 4 CD-ROM Set - now running 4.7 Stable. sis0: NatSemi DP83815 10/100BaseTX at device 13.0 on pci1 sis0: couldn't map ports/memory device_probe_and_attach: sis0 attach returned 6 pci1: unknown card (vendor=0x11c1, dev=0x004e)//not sure if it's part of the error message so putting it on anyway -snip- And according to Diagnostics in the documentation sis%d: couldn't map ports/memory [indicates] a fatal initialization error has occurred., I think it's my error in configuring. Could anyone out there give me a hand? Might actually be an IRQ conflict there, try (if you've got a spare) shuffling the card along your available PCI slots to see if it gets mapped properly somewhere else. Make sure that you've got the bios settings for P 'n P OS toggled to NO / DISABLED as well. You didn't mention whether or not the nic is onboard or PCI, but did it actually ever work under another OS? As far as the installation goes, if this is the only nic you've got in the box, you'd just have to disable the other drivers that appear in the list of conflicts, leaving the sis driver only. Thank you, James Sure thing, hope this helps in some way. Regards, Stacey -Additional information if needed: is running i686 (Intel celeron), PCI bridge is Intel82801AA, vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP-Pavilion), other existing OS: Windows ME *shudder* To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message -- Stacey Roberts B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: sis(4) driver error with NetGearFA311
Stacey Roberts wrote: On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 01:46, James Wu wrote: I'm a FreeBSD newbie who have attempted the installation of 4.5 a year ago when I received problems with my NetGear FA311 (National Semiconductor). -snip- Hi James, I've never tried installation with floppies, but I've been using a Netgear FA311 on a machine here since 4.3 Rel, installed via 4 CD-ROM Set - now running 4.7 Stable. sis0: NatSemi DP83815 10/100BaseTX at device 13.0 on pci1 sis0: couldn't map ports/memory device_probe_and_attach: sis0 attach returned 6 -snip- And according to Diagnostics in the documentation sis%d: couldn't map ports/memory [indicates] a fatal initialization error has occurred., I think it's my error in configuring. -snip- Might actually be an IRQ conflict there, try (if you've got a spare) shuffling the card along your available PCI slots to see if it gets mapped properly somewhere else. There are only two slots, one for the modem and one for the card Make sure that you've got the bios settings for P 'n P OS toggled to NO / DISABLED as well. I've checked the BIOs... HP's very restrictive on its childproof BIOS - nothing critical shows up... You didn't mention whether or not the nic is onboard or PCI, but did it actually ever work under another OS? As far as the installation goes, if this is the only nic you've got in the box, you'd just have to disable the other drivers that appear in the list of conflicts, leaving the sis driver only. It's PCI, works perfectly under Windows ME, and it is the only nic I have; however the sis driver seems to be not on the list of drivers (driver selection, graphical mode); instead it seems to be detected independently, for a year ago the same person who informed me to install from CD also told me to uncheck/delete all drivers in the list and the sis would be detected normally... please enlighten me if it is otherwise. -snip- -Additional information if needed: is running i686 (Intel celeron), PCI bridge is Intel82801AA, vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP-Pavilion), other existing OS: Windows ME *shudder* To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
