From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 6 08:36:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C935C37B401 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 08:36:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from alpha.siliconlandmark.com (alpha.siliconlandmark.com [209.69.98.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE83143F3F for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 08:36:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from andy@siliconlandmark.com) Received: from alpha.siliconlandmark.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h76FaEbN009486; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:36:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from andy@siliconlandmark.com) Received: from localhost (andy@localhost)h76FaDch009483; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:36:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from andy@siliconlandmark.com) X-Authentication-Warning: alpha.siliconlandmark.com: andy owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:36:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Andre Guibert de Bruet To: David Gilbert In-Reply-To: <16176.63764.221018.47299@canoe.velocet.net> Message-ID: <20030806112838.R88927@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> References: <20030805194530.GC5181@slytherin.ds.psu.edu> <16176.63764.221018.47299@canoe.velocet.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: "Dr. Richard E. Hawkins" cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bootstrapping network (bcm) on Dell D800 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:36:17 -0000 On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, David Gilbert wrote: > >>>>> "Andre" == Andre Guibert de Bruet writes: > > Andre> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Dr. Richard E. Hawkins wrote: > > >> If I'm reading the recent messages correctly, the bcm driver won't > >> work unless updated to approximately July 17. > >> > >> I burned 5.1 iso's, and installed most of it successfully. How do > >> I bootstrap the network. I saw Bill Paul's references to testing a > >> patch prior to committing it. Is this something I can apply singly > >> to the source that comes on the ISO (and if so, just where do I > >> grab it?), and then build a kernel, reboot, and update the rest of > >> the source? > > Andre> Does this new toy have a 32-bit pci slot available? If so, pop > Andre> in a nic (temporarily), cvsup and/or grab the needed patches > Andre> and rebuild away! > > It has a mini-pci slot. You'd have a hard time getting an ethernet > card in there. Having just had a look at the patch, it's a little > large to be typing in by hand. Actually, you can get mini-pci wireless and wired nics. When I first posted, I didn't realize that the machine in question was a Latitude D800. Popping in a nic would require dismantling the unit, which you probably don't want to do... :-) > Here's the options I see for you: > > 1) the D800 has a serial port (rare on today's laptops). Hook up a > modem or a null serial cable and network thusly to cvsup. I'm under the impression that pretty much all of the 8xx-series Latitudes have DB9 ports (Including C800, C820 and friends). > 2) the D800 has a pccard slot. Find someone with a wireless or > ethernet card. > > 3) the D800 has usb2 and firewire... both of which can have ethernet > > 4) if you remove your hard drive, you can cheaply get a dodad that > will convert the mini ide connector to a regular one. > > 5) burn a CD or a DVD on another machine with the new src tree. Regards, > Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant > > Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ >