IBM R40 Network Problems (fxp0)

[Alexander Portnoy]

On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 10:30:02 -0700
Victor Gregorio <victor at opsource.net> wrote:

> Hello.  FreeBSD 5.2.1's installer sees my fxp0 device (supported 
> EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI), but does not allow me to use it.  I cannot 
> get the boot CD to see the network.  Does anyone know if a fix exists? 
> Am I missing a boot time option?
> 
> Someone (below) was able to fix fxp0 issues with an addition of 
> hint.fxp.0.prefer_iomap="1" to device.hints.  Is it possible to pass 
> this option to the boot CD?
> 
> Link: 
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2003-May/002505.html
> 
> Thanks, Victor


I observed the same behaviour of the integrated NIC (Intel Pro 100/VE) on
Compaq Evo D310 under FreeBSD-5.2.1-RELEASE. I solved the problem by
disabling the APIC support in the BIOS.