Subject: Re: Getting NetBSD to see my Ethernet card
To: David Kanter <david.kanter@mindspring.com>
From: Chris Pinnock <cjep@fawlty.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/05/2001 13:42:22
On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 06:58:04AM -0600, David Kanter wrote:
> I have an ADMtek 983-based card and would like to know how to get NetBSD 1.5
> to recognize it's existence. Right now, during boot-up, it seems to see the
> card because dmesg shows a line about "ADMtek." However, there is no line
> about "tlp0," which is the driver the card needs.

Hi Dave,

The tlp driver is definately compatible with an ADMtek 981 card in 1.5
but I'm not sure about the 983. I guess that it is possible there
is a significant difference in the chips.

What does the line in the dmesg say? Does it say "device not configured"?

all the best,
-- 
Chris