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Date:      Sat, 29 Dec 2001 03:36:34 -0500
From:      "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net>
To:        "Brandon Menc" <brm4242@fastmail.fm>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: install kernel with 3c589 support
Message-ID:  <20011229083507.7392C482D6@wastegate.net>
In-Reply-To: <20011229011706.A4325@.vz.dsl.genuity.net>

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On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 01:17:06 -0500, Brandon Menc wrote:

>I want to install FreeBSD over ethernet. Support for 3Com's 3c589 (pcmcia) is
>not supported in the install kernel. I have not been able to locate a 
>precompiled kernel that supports this (preferred). I have also had little
>success trying to build a FreeBSD kernel on my NetBSD box (expected). I
>expect that I can just take a new kernel, gzip it, and replace "kernel.gz"
>on the boot floppy with the said new kernel. Is this possible? Has anyone
>else solved this problem?

did you try going into the visual configuration b4 you booted the
install disk?  if you go there you might be able to configure it to
work. or you could use a parallel cable and a plip connection to your
netbsd box and mount the install cd there.

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doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net

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