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Date:      Thu, 7 Aug 1997 22:44:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Richard G. Duvall" <rgduvall@greymalkin.com>
To:        John Szumowski <harpo@javanet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Modem Installation
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.970807224217.10985B-100000@greymalkin.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.970807081930.26359A-100000@kona.javanet.com>

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Another question:  Will FreeBSD run on a Cryx machine?  A friend of mine
has a cyrix machine, and the boot floppy keeps rebooting the machine on
bootup.  I doubt that it does work because I know that cyrix does have
some compatibility problems, but maybe you can tell me different!

See ya...

On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, John Szumowski wrote:

> You want the isapnptools package. It's at ftp.freebsd.org under the
> experimental directory (search the index to find the specific location).
> At any rate, a package by the name worked well under Linux (My uncle runs
> Red Hat 4.2 and has a SupraExpress).
> Good Luck.
> 
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> On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, Richard G. Duvall wrote:
> 
> > I have searched all over the www.freebsd.org website for the answer to my
> > problem.  I gave up, and am deciding to write an email to an "expert" instead.
> > 
> > I have a Supra Express PnP ISA modem.  I downloaded the boot.flp file, and
> > created the boot floppy.  The installation program boots just fine.  I make
> > the hard drive partitions and everything.  I then go to Media and select FTP
> > from ftp.freebsd.org, then setup my network.
> > 
> > I am dialing with a modem to an ISP, and IP addresses are assigned
> > dynamicly.  So, I enter the information in the fields, and leave the IP
> > address part blank, and hit "ok".  Nothing happens.  Isn't it supposed to go
> > into a screen to which I can dial my modem?  How do I dial my modem so that
> > I can install over the network?
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Richard G. Duvall
> > 
> > 
> 




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