Kernel Panic

thavinci · Post by **thavinci** » 05 May 2004, 15:23

Hey i would like some help please with freeBSD 5.
It seams that everytime i add a Plug & play ISA ne2000 compatable NIC into the system it kernel panics.
And something with the ICU!
This machine is a Pentuim Pro 200mhz 32mb Ram 6,4Gb HDD.
I know however that it is not machine based as ive tried this on a P3 machine too!
Heard somewhere that it is a bug?
PLZ help

bb_matt · Post by **bb_matt** » 05 May 2004, 15:32

It may be a kernel module conflict, or rather, the fact that the network card is compiled into the kernel as opposed to being a module and is conflicting with other hardware.

What happens if you move the network card to another slot and try rebooting ?

If your really brave, try recompile the kernel and check how your nec card is being intialised - via the kernel or via a module.

Not for the fient hearted !

Alternatively, get another el-cheapo network card.

RuadRauFlessa · Post by **RuadRauFlessa** » 05 May 2004, 17:12

Or you can stuff freeBSD and get SuSE 9.0/9.1

thavinci · Post by **thavinci** » 06 May 2004, 23:10

Um well ive tried moving the NIC to a dif slot but not luck.
Ive even tried differant types of Ne2000 compat plug&play ISA cards but all give this error? :<
As for recompiling the kernel , to scarde to screw up my gateway to the internet.

O ' and as for Suse thats fine. But im looking for a dedicated server enviroment.
Ill use suse for my workstations not servers.
:>

thavinci · Post by **thavinci** » 25 Dec 2004, 14:03

Unbeleivable, Its been months and now the release of FreeBSD 5.3 Stable is out and those ne2000 compat cards still dont work :p

Oh' well, doesnt matter. Got another card.
Man FreeBSD is awsome!!! So much faster and efficent than linux!
(Besides linux is a unix ripoff ;>)

MrG · Post by **MrG** » 04 Jan 2005, 16:11

I need another OS I am sick of Windows