Subject: Re: ne0 (...) cis D-Link DFE-670TXD: can't match ethernet vendor code
To: Pierre-Philipp Braun <ppwb@club-internet.fr>
From: None <cube@cubidou.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 04/05/2004 09:35:14
On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 09:14:57AM +0200, Pierre-Philipp Braun wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> when booting the
> NetBSD-daily/netbsd-2-0/200403310000/hpcmips/installation/netbsd.gz
> sysinst/kernel on a NEC Mobilepro 880, there is an issue with the 
> attached NE2000 PCMCIA card i have. Copying from dmesg,
> 
> ne0 (...) cis D-Link DFE-670TXD: can't match ethernet vendor code
> 
> Same with
> NetBSD-daily/netbsd-1-6/200403150000/hpcmips/installation/netbsd.gz
> 
> Maybe i should install NetBSD/hpcmips anyway and look if the device is 
> recognized correctly afterwoods, according to
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2002/05/15/0013.html
> but i can't, since my PCMCIA D-Link 10/100 card is the only relevant way 
> to fetch the sets during sysinst (the 512Mo ultraII CF card is the target).
> 
> Advices would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

The solution is simple, but I will need the Ethernet address of your
PCMCIA device.

Quentin Garnier.