Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 16:12:37 -0700 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Bob Dunaway <bob@rdsw.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.3 Installation Problem - Network Card Message-ID: <20010928161237.A4749@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> In-Reply-To: <200109282307.SAA91924@rdsw.com>; from bob@rdsw.com on Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 06:07:08PM -0500 References: <200109282307.SAA91924@rdsw.com>
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--9jxsPFA5p3P2qPhR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 28, 2001 at 06:07:08PM -0500, Bob Dunaway wrote: > I am trying to install the 4.3-RELEASE using the floppy boot and > NFS to another FreeBSD computer. Looking at the installation > documentation, I found that the 3Com 3C905C card was supported > so I bought one for the new system. When booting from intallation > floppy with the new 3C905C network card installed, the card was=20 > not recognized. I tried the CLI option during boot to see what > the card settings were. There was no xl0 driver shown! I don't > understand how the card can be listed as supported if there is > no driver on the boot disk for installation. No drivers were > shown for any of the cards which I saw at CompUSA. How am I > supposed to install FreeBSD with NFS with the 3C905C network > card? Just skip device configuration. PCI devices are not listed in there because you can't change their settings. According to CVS, it's been supported since 4.0. -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --9jxsPFA5p3P2qPhR Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7tQPlXY6L6fI4GtQRAvhtAJ4r9YwQdK6AcsVOFzPADbdgj8iNQwCePgmO sycsWaUvNbgcnARIxdhQ9Tg= =BplX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --9jxsPFA5p3P2qPhR-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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