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Date:      Tue, 5 Nov 1996 00:33:52 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        David Oury <oury@osso.scatter.com>
Cc:        freebsd-install@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: thinkpad 760ELD w/ 3com pcmcia 3c589 ins
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961105003304.5689f-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <m0vKHPl-000045C@scatter.com>

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On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, David Oury wrote:

> I am attempting to install 2.1.5 from the standard boot.flp
> on a thinkpad 760ELD using a 3com pcmcia 3c589 ethernet card. 
> As this card is the last to be probed i cannot see what the 
> kernel finds (it goes directly into the Install screen). When 
> i choose the media/ftp it only offers lp0 which i assume means 
> that it didn't find the card.

Hit 'Scroll Lock' and the up arrow key to see the boot messages.

Never thought you'd use that key, eh?

> Any ideas what to do here? I set the card to interrupt 10 at
> location 0x300 from w/i windows 95. Do i need to set the card
> with 3com software? (which of course i don't have but could
> acquire if necessary).

Yes.  I don't know if Windows95 is smart enough to set the card's
configuration.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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