Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:12:58 -0600 From: Ben Weaver <sid67@tranquility.net> To: "Mr. Bad Example" <jvdietsc@sidehack.sat.gweep.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hiya Message-ID: <20010110101258.A7177@tranquility.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101101100390.31608-100000@sidehack.sat.gweep.net>; from jvdietsc@sidehack.sat.gweep.net on Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 11:05:36AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101101100390.31608-100000@sidehack.sat.gweep.net>
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You should remove all of the drivers that do not match your hardware. Most of the stuff in that list is for supporting older hardware for which the settings must be specified. Most newer hardware can be detected automatically by the kernel and does not appear in the list. -Ben On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 11:05:36AM -0500, Mr. Bad Example wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD for the the first time. It doesnt > look all that intimidating thus far. But please bear in mind I have never > installed a linux-like OS on any computer ever so I am still rather in the > dark when it comes to this. Anyhow, on to my question. I have a Dell GXa > at work that nobody is using and I am throwing FreeBDS on it. And I am > going to the network install. I have the floppies handy and ready to go > and all the hardware as far as I can tell is supported but... when I > get to the scree to configure hardware (from the 2 floppiy start-up) none > of the network drivers are the correct ones (and happen to conflict with > each other until I remove them all...) and the one I need (3Com 3C905B) is > not any where on the list. So my question is... do I need to add > something to the floppies or is there a way to get this to display the > driver I want here? Because as it looks now I do NOT have the option of > adding another driver. Thanks. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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