From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: Tom Olson Message-ID: <1260c5bb.0204081103.46791a63@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit References: <3CAFFFB0.EF271F3A@bellatlantic.net> Subject: [9fans] Re: Booting with a NE2000 clone hangs Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:18:19 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 747ec970-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Never mind. Problem solved with a new Netgear FA411 pcmcia card. Holly Olson 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