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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG>
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To: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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Subject: Re: Can't install 2.1 over SL/IP (bummer)
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On Sun, 3 Dec 1995, Thomas David Rivers wrote:

>  So, I'm at a loss this go-'round.  I can't install 2.1 on my
> laptop (unless, I suppose, I wrote everything to floppies.)
> 
>  
>  Does anyone have a suggestion?

	you can try installing via lp0--the tcp/ip thru the parallel port 
driver.  you will need a laplink parallel cable.  if you build you own, 
use the pinout data in /sys/i386/isa/lpt.c:

 *      +----------------------------------------+
 *      |A-name A-End   B-End   Descr.  Port/Bit |
 *      +----------------------------------------+
 *      |DATA0  2       15      Data    0/0x01   |
 *      |-ERROR 15      2               1/0x08   |
 *      +----------------------------------------+
 *      |DATA1  3       13      Data    0/0x02   |
 *      |+SLCT  13      3               1/0x10   |
 *      +----------------------------------------+
 *      |DATA2  4       12      Data    0/0x04   |
 *      |+PE    12      4               1/0x20   |
 *      +----------------------------------------+
 *      |DATA3  5       10      Strobe  0/0x08   |
 *      |-ACK   10      5               1/0x40   |
 *      +----------------------------------------+
 *      |DATA4  6       11      Data    0/0x10   |
 *      |BUSY   11      6               1/~0x80  |
 *      +----------------------------------------+
 *      |GND    18-25   18-25   GND     -        |
 *      +----------------------------------------+
 * Expect transfer-rates up to 75 kbyte/sec.


Jonathan M. Bresler        FreeBSD Postmaster         jmb@FreeBSD.ORG
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