Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 09:28:45 +0000 From: Pierre-Andre van Leeuwen <pvl@nanoteq.com> To: Jeff_Davey@idea.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1.5 installation question Message-ID: <199705080928.JAA09649@pc-pvl.nanoteq.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 07 May 1997 16:29:49 CST." <07256490.0080E490.00@idea.com>
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> Now when I boot up, I get information for ed0, showing it at 0x280 IRQ, I/O > Port 3, etc., so it seems to be sensed okay. If I run the 'ifconfig -a' > command, then ed0 is one of the entries that get printed. > > However, I *still* can't get the /start/sysinstall to allow me to configure > the network interface and other associated data! > > Is this a problem in 2.1.5? Is there another command outside of sysinstall > I can use? The solution is to edit /etc/sysconfig. Go to the network section and in there you will be able to setup all networking. This is actually what sysinstall is supposed to do. You will have to reboot after this. You can also change all of these on the fly without rebooting by using ifconfig, hostname and some other commands, but I recommend doing the above. > > I've basically run out of options at this point; if you can think of > anything else I might try (even if it's recommending me going up to most > current rev, if you think that would solve the problem), I would greatly > appreciate it. > That is probably a good idea :) There are many problems with sysinstall, but it has become more stable in later releases. > Thanks in advance, > > Jeff Davey > > > -- Pierre-Andre van Leeuwen Electronic Engineer Powered By FreeBSD ******************************** * Nanoteq (Pty) Ltd. * * Specialists in data security * * E-mail : pvl@nanoteq.com * * Ph : +27 (0)12 665-1338 * * http://www.nanoteq.co.za * ********************************
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