From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jul 6 06:45:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id GAA25586 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 6 Jul 1996 06:45:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns.microtronic.de (root@[194.64.170.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA25581; Sat, 6 Jul 1996 06:45:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from us@localhost) by ns.microtronic.de (8.6.11/8.6.9) id PAA16855; Sat, 6 Jul 1996 15:43:57 +0200 Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 15:43:56 +0200 (MET DST) From: Ulf Schmidt To: Gary Palmer cc: Question freeBSD Subject: Re: HELP: 3COM Etherlink III In-Reply-To: <21953.836659464@palmer.demon.co.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi Gary, thanks for the _fast_ answer. Is it enough to get the boot image from the 2.1.0-SNAP, or do I have to download the complete new distribution? And how good are the chances of 2.1.5 being released in the next 14 days? Regards, Ulf On Sat, 6 Jul 1996, Gary Palmer wrote: > Ulf Schmidt wrote in message ID > : > > Hi, > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.0 via ftp using the network card > > 3COM Etherlink III PCI (3c590). The handbook says it is supported, but > > I can't get the installation to recognize it. The kernel handbook doesn't > > mention the card either. > > The device driver for the 3c590 (if_vx) didn't exist in FreeBSD until > AFTER 2.1.0-RELEASE was cut (the logs say it came in at the end of > January, the release was done December year). Either wait for the > 2.1.5-RELEASE (in the next week or so) or use the 2.1.0-SNAP if you > can't wait, as both have the relevant device driver in them. > > Gary > -- > Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member > FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info >