On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 wrat@metawire.org (ryan wrat ) wrote:
> 
> hi, I am trying to install netbsd from ftp. I have an intel etherexpress
> pro/10 nic. netbsd is not recognizing it on boot. I read that I need to
> change it to 0x360 and put it somewhere between irq 10 and 7 (whichever
> is open). I was just wondering what the procedure is to do this with
> just the boot disks.

NetBSD won't reconfigure your hardware; to do that, you'll need to use the
facilities provided by the manufacturer.  IIRC, your card doesn't have any
jumpers, but its settings can be changed using an MS-DOS utility from
Intel.  The cards used to ship with a floppy for that purpose.  

If you don't have the original software, you might be lucky: for some
cards I've seen Linux-based reconfiguration utilities.  A bit of googling
might turn one up.  If you're unlucky, well, joing the club.  I bet lots
of people on this list have old ISA cards that can't be reconfigured
because the original software has gone missing.  

It's of course possible to build a kernel that knows how your card is
strapped, assuming you know the values.  Probably its easier to find
another card, though.  

--jkl