Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 11:36:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> To: David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bootstrapping network (bcm) on Dell D800 Message-ID: <20030806112838.R88927@alpha.siliconlandmark.com> In-Reply-To: <16176.63764.221018.47299@canoe.velocet.net> References: <20030805194530.GC5181@slytherin.ds.psu.edu> <16176.63764.221018.47299@canoe.velocet.net>
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, David Gilbert wrote: > >>>>> "Andre" == Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com> writes: > > Andre> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Dr. Richard E. Hawkins wrote: > > >> If I'm reading the recent messages correctly, the bcm driver won't > >> work unless updated to approximately July 17. > >> > >> I burned 5.1 iso's, and installed most of it successfully. How do > >> I bootstrap the network. I saw Bill Paul's references to testing a > >> patch prior to committing it. Is this something I can apply singly > >> to the source that comes on the ISO (and if so, just where do I > >> grab it?), and then build a kernel, reboot, and update the rest of > >> the source? > > Andre> Does this new toy have a 32-bit pci slot available? If so, pop > Andre> in a nic (temporarily), cvsup and/or grab the needed patches > Andre> and rebuild away! > > It has a mini-pci slot. You'd have a hard time getting an ethernet > card in there. Having just had a look at the patch, it's a little > large to be typing in by hand. Actually, you can get mini-pci wireless and wired nics. When I first posted, I didn't realize that the machine in question was a Latitude D800. Popping in a nic would require dismantling the unit, which you probably don't want to do... :-) > Here's the options I see for you: > > 1) the D800 has a serial port (rare on today's laptops). Hook up a > modem or a null serial cable and network thusly to cvsup. I'm under the impression that pretty much all of the 8xx-series Latitudes have DB9 ports (Including C800, C820 and friends). > 2) the D800 has a pccard slot. Find someone with a wireless or > ethernet card. > > 3) the D800 has usb2 and firewire... both of which can have ethernet > > 4) if you remove your hard drive, you can cheaply get a dodad that > will convert the mini ide connector to a regular one. > > 5) burn a CD or a DVD on another machine with the new src tree. Regards, > Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant > > Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ >
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