Subject: Re: ASUS A7V motherboad problem
To: Jeff Rizzo <riz@boogers.sf.ca.us>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 12/07/2000 14:50:51
Jeff Rizzo wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 12:45:14PM -0500, James Moulton wrote:
> > I am trying to install NetBSD (1.5B) on a machine that has a 1G AMD cpu and
> > the ASUS A7V motherboard.  I can't get any NICs to work -- 3com 905B fails on
> > "can't map i/o" and a Netgear fails on "can't assign interrupt".  Anyone know why
> > these NICs can't be found by the PCI bios??  If I turn-on PCIBIOS in the kernel then
> > I get "no mapping for interrupt pin A" for both.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim Moulton
> 
> I am successfully using a machine like this (A7V, 1GHz CPU) at home;  I do
> recall making some BIOS-level change, but I no longer remember what it was
> for.  I can check my setup when I get home from work this evening.

Make sure "Plug -N- Play OS" is set to NO in the BIOS.

-Andrew