Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 09:36:32 -0500 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> To: "Douglas Atkin" <atkin_d@yahoo.com>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Adaptec 2940 Message-ID: <000d01c19b76$87a57ba0$6600000a@ach.domain> In-Reply-To: <20020112100105.86092.qmail@web10001.mail.yahoo.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Douglas Atkin > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:01 AM > To: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Adaptec 2940 > > Greetings, > > I am attempting to install BSD for the first time. I > am unable to get my computer to boot off of the CD so > I downloaded the startup disks (kern & msfroot. I > notice in the kernal device configuration GUI there is > not a driver for my Adaptec 2940 SCSI card however it > is supported according to the hardware document. I > cannot seem to locate how to install the driver onto > the boot disk. > > Please assist. The 2940 won't be listed, as it's a PCI card. The graphical (ASCII) configuration setup is only for specifying ISA cards. Do not be alarmed. Most PCI cards are found by FreeBSD's hardware probe. > I chose a different driver to move forward not > necessarily expecting the install to work but rather > get to a point where I could pull the OS then fix the > driver later. I am attempting to accomplish a ethernet > connection using DHCP. The machine cannot locate a > DHCP server and I think this is do to not recognizing > my SMC NICs which are also supported according to the > hardware list. > > Please assist. Which model NIC? That would be helpful in this instance. > My CDROM is not on the hw list but is a SCSI NEC > connected to the adaptec 2940. During the 100 lines > of initialization it is recognized. I have exhausted > my means at this point. The fact that your SCSI CD-Rom is found during the system boot process means that FreeBSD has found your Adaptec controller. Or are you saying that it is not found? > How can I get connected to put the OS on the box. > Thanks sincerely. Well, if you're wanting to do a network install, we need to get that CD-Rom working. If you're wanting to use the CD-Rom, that should be possible unless I'm missing something in your post. --- Andy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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