[9fans] Re: Booting with a NE2000 clone hangs

[Tom Olson <tjolson@bellatlantic.net>]

Never mind. Problem solved with a new Netgear FA411 pcmcia card.

Holly Olson <hdolso@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:<3CAFFFB0.EF271F3A@bellatlantic.net>...
> Hi, I'm trying to install Plan 9 on a  Dell Inspiron 3500 laptop, but
> have had problems with the PCMCIA Ethernet cards.
>
> The first was a Dell EtherLink III Lan and Modem PC card by 3com,
> labeled as a 3C562D/3C563D. I used the adapter labeled "Etherlink III
> PCMCIA (3C589)", downloaded the boot file to a floppy, edited the
> plan9.ini changed the type to 3c562, and booted. I got these messages:
>
> #y0 : 2 slot Intel 82365SL : port 0x3E0 irq 5
> #l0 xcvr10BaseT 3C562
> ether#0: 3C562 port 0x240 irq 10 006097FDD054
> it starts loading PCFLOP.GZ, finishes, then these messages come out:
>
> #y0 : 2 slot Intel 82365SL : port 0x3E0 irq 5
> #l0 xcvr 10BaseT 3C562
> #l0: 3C562 10Mbps port 0x240 irq 10: 006097FDD054
>
> The link lights come on, the boot install proceeds, appears to see the
> Ethernet card, I address it manually, start the download, nothing
> happens, eventually it times out and presents me the option to download
> again. Tried the other pcmcia 3com driver, same result.
>
> The second card is a ne2000 clone pcmcia card. When I boot with this
> card, I get the message:
>
> #y0 : 2 slot Intel 82365SL : port 0x3E0 irq 5
>
> the link lights come on, on the card and switch port, but the install
> hangs with a blinking cursor. When I add the "nodummyrr" option to the
> ether line in the plan9.ini and boot, the install proceeds but the link
> lights don't light and the card is not recognized in the "configarch"
> step.
>
> Any ideas are suggestions where I may be messing up?
>
> Thanks