Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:30:59 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Maziar Momeni <mmomeni@gmu.edu> Cc: BSD <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installation Issue Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9812031228030.12937-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3666BF8A.612BCE47@gmu.edu>
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On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Maziar Momeni wrote: > I hope I'm in the right forum for this... > > Potentially easy question: We're trying to install release 2.2.7 via > FTP and are having some problems. System boots and offers the setup > program. Go through the novice option and answer all the questions. > Select FTP as the install method. Then it prompts for protocol and all > that is offered is PPP or SLIP. We have an ethernet card installed > (Netgear FA310txc) which falls under the DECchip 21140 series which I'm > fairly sure was supported and it doesn't recognise it. Are we doing > something wrong or is there somewhere we can pass the options for the > card? How old is this card? Netgear just changed their NIC chipset to a newer, unsupported chip type. They way to check is at the main menu, hit scroll lock, then arrow up to the PCI device probes. If there's a device of type ethernet or network with no driver assigned, you have a new card and are SOL. Try to get an older card if possible. If you can still get the Kingston KNE100TX cards are 21140 based. A driver is in development for the new chipset. It should have a 2.2 version available. Of course you have to install first :) Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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