Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:46:46 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: "James C. Cox" <JCox@futuresource.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Net. Install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971218104026.15979F-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <01BD0B6B.C32D1600@UKNTW001>
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On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, James C. Cox wrote: > Hi, > > I thought I would have a look at your Unix product to familiarise my > self with some Unix like systems but am running into some problems with > the initial install. > > I have made the boot disk from the image file from your web site and let > it auto boot the OS into the kernel Configuration screen. >From here I > have set-up the various drivers for my hardware with no conflicts, > including the Intel EtherExpress pro/10 Ethernet adapter. Unfortunately > the last section of the probing screen scrolls by to quickly to see if > the ex0 device was initialised. If you hit the scrool lock key, you can scroll up and down using the up/down arrow keys to check on the driver. This is probably what you need. Also, are you sure that's the right driver? I don't know; it's not commented in my LINT file or one the website that I can see; someone else will have to answer this. > >From within the install application I have created the master partition > and then sub-partitioned this into: / swap /usr and then Selected the > distributions to extract. > The next section is where I am having the problem. > Media > FTP passive Use this mode only if you're behind a firewall. > Network interface information required. > There is no option to install via my network, all I get are the serial port or parallel port options, and as I have a T1 link to the Internet via my network it was my intention to use this. > Any suggestions. > > With regards > James *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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