From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 2 16:49:17 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from prserv.net (out5.prserv.net [32.97.166.35]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C29AC37B4D7 for ; Thu, 2 Nov 2000 16:49:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from hydrogen.vehrs.org ([32.103.39.56]) by prserv.net (out5) with ESMTP id <2000110300490920504b02m9e>; Fri, 3 Nov 2000 00:49:09 +0000 Received: (from jwvehrs@localhost) by hydrogen.vehrs.org (8.11.0/8.11.0) id eA30lm496645; Thu, 2 Nov 2000 18:47:48 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jwvehrs) Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 18:47:01 -0600 From: Jeffrey Vehrs To: "ROTHENBERG, MICHAEL" Cc: "'FreeBSD-questions'" Subject: Re: Laptop Install over hardwire SLIP Message-ID: <20001102184701.B96574@hydrogen.vehrs.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from MROTHENBERG@exchange1.PRIA.com on Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 12:05:03PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG OMG! I haven't done this in ages, but it worked. I installed FBSD onto ThinkPad 560 via plip(parallel port) from other FBSD box with cdrom drive. TP560 had no cdrom drive. Anyhow, here's my experience with it. I couldn't get it work via floppy boot. So, I installed bin only via floppy. Easy enough. Then, I configured it to see plip. I don't remember how I did it, but there is info at handbook. So, anyway, I installed the whole shebang onto TP560. It worked VERY well for a long time before I got a new laptop, TP600, with cdrom. =) Good luck. -- jwv On Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 12:05:03PM -0800, ROTHENBERG, MICHAEL wrote: > Laptop: Gateway Solo p150 w/ 40MB RAM > Host: Celeron 500 w/ 128MB RAM > > FBSD: 3.2 Release > > I am trying to get the laptop to connect to the host via a hardwired serial > line so I can install FreeBSD from the host onto the laptop. The laptop > doesn't have a cdrom, just a floppy. It came with a nic in the PCMCIA slot, > but I could not get FreeBSD to recognize the 3COM 575. So I thought I'd try > the SLIP options and see what happens. > > when I do: > > host> # slattach -a -h -l -s 9600 /dev/cuaa0 > > it comes back with something to the effect that the device does not support > that kind of communications. > > on the Laptop it comes back with something to the effect that it can not > configure the device so it gives up. > > Am I missing some steps here? On the host I am thinking that I just want to > set it up to listen in on the serial port for any kind of coms. For the > laptop it only gives me the option of this one command line to set up the > SLIP connection. Is this all that is really needed? I have reviewed the > dmesg log and the serial devices look to be found and no error messages are > present for them. > > I have a regular RS-232 9pin cable going between the two PCs. This means > that there are some swapped wires in here. I also have a null modem splice. > If I throw the splice in there it will straighten every thing out. I 'm not > sure which setup is supposed to be used and the install docs are a little > vague.... *laugh* > > Any recommendations? > > Thanks in advance! > > Michael > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message