Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 13:11:54 -0700 (PDT) From: claevius@wwa.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/18755: xl driver missing in boot floppy images Message-ID: <20000522201154.644F937BC19@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 18755 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: xl driver missing in boot floppy images >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon May 22 13:20:01 PDT 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Brent Busby >Release: 4.0 >Organization: >Environment: P2/400MHz (1 CPU), 128MB RAM, 45GB total disk space, 3Com 3C900 PCI 10Base-T NIC, IDE/ATA only (no SCSI). >Description: All supported hardware documentation for 4.0 that I have read online and in print states that the 3C900 NIC from 3Com is a supported device. The "xl" driver corresponds to this NIC. All documentation for FreeBSD states that installation via FTP is possible for any machine with a direct Internet connection on a supported NIC card. The "xl" driver seems to have been omitted from the boot floppy images, as it is not listed in the fullscreen Config screen that appears when you run the boot floppies. This means (if I'm interpreting circumstances correctly here) that NIC cards supported by the "xl" driver appear not to be supported for purposes of installing the OS. >How-To-Repeat: The "xl" driver will fail to be listed as a usable NIC support option every time you run the boot floppies and select the fullscreen Config. >Fix: Either warn users that NIC's listed as supported by "xl" are not available on the boot floppies, or add the "xl" driver to the drivers present on the boot floppy images. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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