Seeking help resolving an apparent device conflict

[Jim McIntosh]

Thanks for considering my dilemma.

I have installed 5.1 on old PC and am having trouble with the NIC.  Although
I was able with the help of a couple of 'set hint' statements at boot loader
to use the NIC to use ftp for the installation, now the NIC is unavailable
after re-booting.  After having some time searching for and reading
information about the process, I believe the problem resides in a device
conflict, but I do not know how to resolve it.  Most of what I read explains
how to resolve such things before version 5.0 using 'userconfig' which is
deprecated in 5.0.  I understand the notion of hints but not exactly how to
use them to resolve my conflict.  In fact, I am not sure how to interpret
the output from dmesg in order to pinpoint the actual problem.  How do I
determine what to ignore and what is important?  I can see that the NIC is
recognized early on.  I also see some suspicious stuff about PNP devices
later, but if they are the problem, I am not sure how to resolve them.

I would appreciate some help in understanding how to go about problem
solving this.  Looking at the dmesg output, can you see the problem with the
NIC?  If so, how?  What is a good resource for explaining this process?

Thanks for you help.
Here is my dmesg output:

Copyright (c) 1992-2003 The FreeBSD Project.
Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
  The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jun  5 02:55:42 GMT 2003
    root at wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
Preloaded elf kernel "/boot/kernel/kernel" at 0xc0689000.
Calibrating clock(s) ... i8254 clock: 1193312 Hz
CLK_USE_I8254_CALIBRATION not specified - using default frequency
Timecounter "i8254"  frequency 1193182 Hz
Calibrating TSC clock ... TSC clock: 200455409 Hz
Timecounter "TSC"  frequency 200455409 Hz
CPU: Pentium/P54C (200.46-MHz 586-class CPU)
  Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x52c  Stepping = 12
  Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8>
real memory  = 33554432 (32 MB)
Physical memory chunk(s):
0x0000000000001000 - 0x000000000009efff, 647168 bytes (158 pages)
0x00000000006b0000 - 0x0000000001f49fff, 25796608 bytes (6298 pages)
avail memory = 25726976 (24 MB)
bios32: Found BIOS32 Service Directory header at 0xc00fae70
bios32: Entry = 0xfb2f0 (c00fb2f0)  Rev = 0  Len = 1
pcibios: PCI BIOS entry at 0xf0000+0xb320
pnpbios: Found PnP BIOS data at 0xc00fc020
pnpbios: Entry = f0000:c048  Rev = 1.0
Other BIOS signatures found:
Intel Pentium detected, installing workaround for F00F bug
wlan: <802.11 Link Layer>
null: <null device, zero device>
random: <entropy source>
mem: <memory & I/O>
npx0: <math processor> on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
pci_open(1):  mode 1 addr port (0x0cf8) is 0x8000005c
pci_open(1a): mode1res=0x80000000 (0x80000000)
pci_cfgcheck: device 0 [class=060000] [hdr=00] is there (id=12508086)
pcibios: BIOS version 2.10
pcib0: <Host to PCI bridge> at pcibus 0 on motherboard
pci0: <PCI bus> on pcib0
pci0: physical bus=0
found-> vendor=0x8086, dev=0x1250, revid=0x03
  bus=0, slot=0, func=0
  class=06-00-00, hdrtype=0x00, mfdev=0
  cmdreg=0x0006, statreg=0x2200, cachelnsz=0 (dwords)
  lattimer=0x20 (960 ns), mingnt=0x00 (0 ns), maxlat=0x00 (0 ns)
found-> vendor=0x8086, dev=0x7000, revid=0x01
  bus=0, slot=7, func=0
  class=06-01-00, hdrtype=0x00, mfdev=1
  cmdreg=0x000f, statreg=0x0280, cachelnsz=0 (dwords)
  lattimer=0x00 (0 ns), mingnt=0x00 (0 ns), maxlat=0x00 (0 ns)
  map[20]: type 4, range 32, base 0000f000, size  4, enabled
found-> vendor=0x8086, dev=0x7010, revid=0x00
  bus=0, slot=7, func=1
  class=01-01-80, hdrtype=0x00, mfdev=0
  cmdreg=0x0005, statreg=0x0280, cachelnsz=0 (dwords)
  lattimer=0x20 (960 ns), mingnt=0x00 (0 ns), maxlat=0x00 (0 ns)
  map[10]: type 4, range 32, base 00006000, size  7, enabled
  map[14]: type 1, range 32, base e4000000, size  7, enabled
found-> vendor=0x10b7, dev=0x7646, revid=0x30
  bus=0, slot=9, func=0
  class=02-00-00, hdrtype=0x00, mfdev=0
  cmdreg=0x0007, statreg=0x0210, cachelnsz=8 (dwords)
  lattimer=0x20 (960 ns), mingnt=0x0a (2500 ns), maxlat=0x0a (2500 ns)
  intpin=a, irq=11
  powerspec 1  supports D0 D1 D2 D3  current D0
  map[10]: type 1, range 32, base e0000000, size 26, enabled
found-> vendor=0x5333, dev=0x8811, revid=0x54
  bus=0, slot=10, func=0
  class=03-00-00, hdrtype=0x00, mfdev=0
  cmdreg=0x0003, statreg=0x0200, cachelnsz=0 (dwords)
  lattimer=0x00 (0 ns), mingnt=0x00 (0 ns), maxlat=0x00 (0 ns)
  intpin=a, irq=10
isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 7.0 on pci0
isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0
atapci0: <Intel PIIX3 WDMA2 controller> port 0xf000-0xf00f at device 7.1 on
pci0
ata0: pre reset mask=03 ostat0=50 ostat2=00
ata0-master: ATAPI 00 00
ata0-slave: ATAPI 00 00
ata0: after reset mask=03 stat0=50 stat1=00
ata0-master: ATA 01 a5
ata0: devices=01
ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0
ata1: pre reset mask=01 ostat0=50 ostat2=ff
ata1-master: ATAPI 14 eb
ata1: after reset mask=01 stat0=00 stat1=00
ata1: devices=04
ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0
xl0: <3Com 3cSOHO100-TX OfficeConnect> port 0x6000-0x607f mem
0xe4000000-0xe400007f irq 11 at device 9.0 on pci0
xl0: using memory mapped I/O
xl0: Ethernet address: 00:50:da:17:f2:87
xl0: media options word: a
xl0: found MII/AUTO
miibus0: <MII bus> on xl0
xlphy0: <3Com internal media interface> on miibus0
xlphy0:
xl0: bpf attached
pci0: <display, VGA> at device 10.0 (no driver attached)
ata: ata0 already exists; skipping it
ata: ata1 already exists; skipping it
Trying Read_Port at 203
Trying Read_Port at 243
Trying Read_Port at 283
Trying Read_Port at 2c3
Trying Read_Port at 303
Trying Read_Port at 343
Trying Read_Port at 383
Trying Read_Port at 3c3
pnpbios: 14 devices, largest 90 bytes
PNP0000: adding irq mask 0x4
PNP0000: adding io range 0x20-0x21, size=0x2, align=0
PNP0000: adding io range 0xa0-0xa1, size=0x2, align=0
pnpbios: handle 0 device ID PNP0000 (0000d041)
PNP0200: adding dma mask 0x10
PNP0200: adding io range 0-0xf, size=0x10, align=0
PNP0200: adding io range 0x81-0x83, size=0x3, align=0
PNP0200: adding io range 0x87-0x87, size=0x1, align=0
PNP0200: adding io range 0x89-0x8b, size=0x3, align=0
PNP0200: adding io range 0x8f-0x91, size=0x3, align=0
PNP0200: adding io range 0xc0-0xdf, size=0x20, align=0
pnpbios: handle 1 device ID PNP0200 (0002d041)
PNP0100: adding irq mask 0x1
PNP0100: adding io range 0x40-0x43, size=0x4, align=0
pnpbios: handle 2 device ID PNP0100 (0001d041)
PNP0b00: adding irq mask 0x100
PNP0b00: adding io range 0x70-0x71, size=0x2, align=0
pnpbios: handle 3 device ID PNP0b00 (000bd041)
PNP0303: adding irq mask 0x2
PNP0303: adding io range 0x60-0x60, size=0x1, align=0
PNP0303: adding io range 0x64-0x64, size=0x1, align=0
pnpbios: handle 4 device ID PNP0303 (0303d041)
PNP0800: adding io range 0x61-0x61, size=0x1, align=0
pnpbios: handle 5 device ID PNP0800 (0008d041)
PNP0c04: adding irq mask 0x2000
PNP0c04: adding io range 0xf0-0xff, size=0x10, align=0
pnpbios: handle 6 device ID PNP0c04 (040cd041)
PNP0c01: adding fixed memory32 range 0xe0000-0xfffff, size=0x20000
PNP0c01: adding fixed memory32 range 0-0x9ffff, size=0xa0000
PNP0c01: adding fixed memory32 range 0xfff80000-0xffffffff, size=0x80000
PNP0c01: adding fixed memory32 range 0x100000-0x1ffffff, size=0x1f00000
PNP0c01: adding io range 0x3f3-0x3f3, size=0x1, align=0
PNP0c01: adding io range 0x4d0-0x4d1, size=0x2, align=0
PNP0c01: adding io range 0xcf8-0xcff, size=0x8, align=0
pnpbios: handle 7 device ID PNP0c01 (010cd041)
pnpbios: handle 8 device ID PNP0a03 (030ad041)
PNP0f13: adding irq mask 0x1000
pnpbios: handle 9 device ID PNP0f13 (130fd041)
PNP0501: adding irq mask 0x10
PNP0501: adding io range 0x3f8-0x3ff, size=0x8, align=0
pnpbios: handle 10 device ID PNP0501 (0105d041)
PNP0700: adding dma mask 0x4
PNP0700: adding io range 0x3f2-0x3f2, size=0x1, align=0
PNP0700: adding io range 0x3f4-0x3f5, size=0x2, align=0
PNP0700: adding irq mask 0x40
pnpbios: handle 11 device ID PNP0700 (0007d041)
PNP0400: adding irq mask 0x80
PNP0400: adding io range 0x378-0x37f, size=0x8, align=0
pnpbios: handle 12 device ID PNP0400 (0004d041)
PNP0501: adding irq mask 0x8
PNP0501: adding io range 0x2e8-0x2ef, size=0x8, align=0
pnpbios: handle 13 device ID PNP0501 (0105d041)
ex_isa_identify()
sc: sc0 already exists; skipping it
vga: vga0 already exists; skipping it
isa_probe_children: disabling PnP devices
isa_probe_children: probing non-PnP devices
orm0: <Option ROM> at iomem 0xc0000-0xc7fff on isa0
pmtimer0 on isa0
adv0: not probed (disabled)
aha0: not probed (disabled)
aic0: not probed (disabled)
atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x64,0x60 on isa0
atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0
atkbd: the current kbd controller command byte 0047
atkbd: keyboard ID 0x41ab (2)
kbd0 at atkbd0
kbd0: atkbd0, AT 101/102 (2), config:0x1, flags:0x3d0000
psm0: current command byte:0047
psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0
psm0: model IntelliMouse, device ID 3-00, 3 buttons
psm0: config:00000000, flags:00000000, packet size:4
psm0: syncmask:08, syncbits:08
bt0: not probed (disabled)
cs0: not probed (disabled)
ed0: not probed (disabled)
fdc0: <Enhanced floppy controller (i82077, NE72065 or clone)> at port
0x3f7,0x3f0-0x3f5 irq 6 drq 2 on isa0
fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold
fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0
fe0: not probed (disabled)
ie0: not probed (disabled)
le0: not probed (disabled)
lnc0: not probed (disabled)
pcic0 failed to probe at port 0x3e0 iomem 0xd0000 on isa0
pcic1: not probed (disabled)
ppc0: parallel port found at 0x378
ppc0: using extended I/O port range
ppc0: SPP
ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0
ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
ppbus0: <Parallel port bus> on ppc0
plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0
lp0: bpf attached
lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0
lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
ppi0: <Parallel I/O> on ppbus0
sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
sc0: fb0, kbd0, terminal emulator: sc (syscons terminal)
sio0: irq maps: 0x41 0x51 0x41 0x41
sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
sio0: type 16550A
sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
sio1: port may not be enabled
sio1: irq maps: 0x41 0x41 0x41 0x41
sio1: probe failed test(s): 0 1 2 4 6 7 9
sio1 failed to probe at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
sio2: not probed (disabled)
sio3: not probed (disabled)
sn0: not probed (disabled)
vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0
fb0: vga0, vga, type:VGA (5), flags:0x7007f
fb0: port:0x3c0-0x3df, crtc:0x3d4, mem:0xa0000 0x20000
fb0: init mode:24, bios mode:3, current mode:24
fb0: window:0xc00b8000 size:32k gran:32k, buf:0 size:32k
VGA parameters upon power-up
50 18 10 00 00 00 03 00 02 67 5f 4f 50 82 55 81
bf 1f 00 4f 0e 0f 00 00 07 80 9c 8e 8f 28 1f 96
b9 a3 ff 00 01 02 03 04 05 14 07 38 39 3a 3b 3c
3d 3e 3f 0c 00 0f 08 00 00 00 00 00 10 0e 00 ff
VGA parameters in BIOS for mode 24
50 18 10 00 10 00 03 00 02 67 5f 4f 50 82 55 81
bf 1f 00 4f 0d 0e 00 00 00 00 9c 8e 8f 28 1f 96
b9 a3 ff 00 01 02 03 04 05 14 07 38 39 3a 3b 3c
3d 3e 3f 0c 00 0f 08 00 00 00 00 00 10 0e 00 ff
EGA/VGA parameters to be used for mode 24
50 18 10 00 10 00 03 00 02 67 5f 4f 50 82 55 81
bf 1f 00 4f 0d 0e 00 00 00 00 9c 8e 8f 28 1f 96
b9 a3 ff 00 01 02 03 04 05 14 07 38 39 3a 3b 3c
3d 3e 3f 0c 00 0f 08 00 00 00 00 00 10 0e 00 ff
vt0: not probed (disabled)
isa_probe_children: probing PnP devices
adv1: Invalid baseport of 0x20 specified. Nearest valid baseport is 0x100.
Failing probe.
adv1: Invalid baseport of 0x0 specified. Nearest valid baseport is 0x100.
Failing probe.
adv1: Invalid baseport of 0x40 specified. Nearest valid baseport is 0x100.
Failing probe.
adv1: Invalid baseport of 0x70 specified. Nearest valid baseport is 0x100.
Failing probe.
unknown: <PNP0303> can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <PNP0303> at port 0x60 on isa0
adv1: Invalid baseport of 0x61 specified. Nearest valid baseport is 0x100.
Failing probe.
unknown: <PNP0800> failed to probe at port 0x61 on isa0
adv1: Invalid baseport of 0xf0 specified. Nearest valid baseport is 0x100.
Failing probe.
unknown: <PNP0c01> can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <PNP0c01> at port 0x3f3 iomem
0x100000-0x1ffffff,0xfff80000-0xffffffff,0-0x9ffff,0xe0000-0xfffff on isa0
unknown: <PNP0f13> can't assign resources (irq)
unknown: <PNP0f13> at irq 12 on isa0
unknown: <PNP0501> can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <PNP0501> at port 0x3f8-0x3ff on isa0
unknown: <PNP0700> can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <PNP0700> at port 0x3f2 on isa0
unknown: <PNP0400> can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <PNP0400> at port 0x378-0x37f on isa0
adv1: Invalid baseport of 0x2e8 specified. Nearest valid baseport is 0x330.
Failing probe.
sio4: irq maps: 0x41 0x49 0x41 0x41
sio4: <16550A-compatible COM port> at port 0x2e8-0x2ef irq 3 on isa0
sio4: type 16550A
Device configuration finished.
procfs registered
Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
lo0: bpf attached
ad0: success setting WDMA2 on Intel PIIX3 chip
ad0: <SAMSUNG WNR-32100A (2.1GB)/CS101> ATA-0 disk at ata0-master
ad0: 2006MB (4109616 sectors), 4077 C, 16 H, 63 S, 512 B
ad0: 1 secs/int, 1 depth queue, WDMA2
ad0: piomode=12 dmamode=34 udmamode=-1 cblid=0
GEOM: new disk ad0
ar: FreeBSD check1 failed
ata1-master: piomode=11 dmamode=34 udmamode=-1 dmaflag=1
ata1-master: success setting PIO3 on Intel PIIX3 chip
acd0: <CD-532E/1.0A> CDROM drive at ata1 as master
acd0: read 5512KB/s (3271KB/s), 128KB buffer, PIO3
acd0: Reads: CD-DA stream
acd0: Writes:
acd0: Audio: play, 16 volume levels
acd0: Mechanism: ejectable tray, unlocked
acd0: Medium: CD-ROM 120mm data disc
[0] f:80 typ:165 s(CHS):0/1/1 e(CHS):1023/15/63 s:63 l:4109553
[1] f:00 typ:0 s(CHS):0/0/0 e(CHS):0/0/0 s:0 l:0
[2] f:00 typ:0 s(CHS):0/0/0 e(CHS):0/0/0 s:0 l:0
[3] f:00 typ:0 s(CHS):0/0/0 e(CHS):0/0/0 s:0 l:0
GEOM: Configure ad0s1, start 32256 length 2104091136 end 2104123391
GEOM: Configure ad0s1a, start 0 length 268435456 end 268435455
GEOM: Configure ad0s1b, start 268435456 length 51470336 end 319905791
GEOM: Configure ad0s1c, start 0 length 2104091136 end 2104091135
GEOM: Configure ad0s1d, start 319905792 length 268435456 end 588341247
GEOM: Configure ad0s1e, start 588341248 length 268435456 end 856776703
GEOM: Configure ad0s1f, start 856776704 length 1247314432 end 2104091135
Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
start_init: trying /sbin/init
splash: image decoder found: blank_saver
Linux ELF exec handler installed
fd0: autoselected 1440 KB medium

Jim