Hi, On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 14:08, Stefan 'i4o' Beke wrote: > After updating my FreeBSD 4.7 stable I can't use 2nd network card. It > was possible before update. KERNCONF is the same. > > >dmesg | grep ep0 > > ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPC EtherLink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 7 on isa0 > ep0: No irq?! > ep0: ep_alloc() failed! (6) > device_probe_and_attach: ep0 attach returned 6 > > Irq 7 is already taken by > ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > > So I booted old kernel: > there were also 2 isa devices on the same irq, bud ep0 was first > and ppc0 didn't complain >
<snipped> > > I'd like to use both network cards, as you probably guessed. > How would you, Mr. WhoCanHelp, solve this unpleasant situation? You might want to check a couple of things: 1] Make sure that P'nP OS option in the BIOS is not enabled. 2] Move the offending nic to another slot 3] Use the 3Com utility to disable P'nP mode on the nics and set unique, fixed IRQ & IO port for both cards Hope this helps. Regards, Stacey -- Stacey Roberts B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message