[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey there. I'm trying to do a fresh install of 5.3, but can't get
past this error:
ep0: 3Com 3C509-TPO EtherLink III at port 0x300-0x30f
irq10 on isa0
ep0: No irq?!
ep0: ep_alloc() failed! (6)
panic: resource_list_release: resource entry is not busy
Uptime: 1s Automatic reboot in 15 seconds - press a key on the
console to abort
I had no problem with this model of NIC under 5.1, but I can't seem to
get going with 5.3. I've swapped cards, swapped machines, swapped
installation methods (floppy-vs-CD), and I always get the same error.
Had I the choice, I'd just try a different model card, but that's not
an option for me (the machine I'm installing it on doesn't have PCI
slots, and I have gobs of these NICs at my disposal).
Any idea what happened between 5.1 and 5.3 to break this card? How
can I get past this error?
Boot from a dos floppy, run 3c5x9cfg, turn off plug and play.
Or alternatively, leave pnp on, and set your bios to non pnp OS
if it has that setting. This doesen't always work.
Be aware the 3c509 needs to be a b version at least (yellow silkscreeing
not white) and even then is a real POS network card for FreeBSD.
Ted
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