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Date:      Sat, 9 Jan 1999 19:52:11 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: porting to EB64+ / Alpine
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.01.9901091951090.381-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <199901091650.RAA22522@yedi.iaf.nl>

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On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Wilko Bulte wrote:

> As Doug Rabson wrote...
> > On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > 
> > > I hacked a bit on the EB64+ bits taken from NetBSD and I am as far as
> > > getting:
> > > 
> > > boot: ethernet address: 00:00:f8:20:7f:45
> > > netbbinfo invalid
> > > boot: ethernet address: 00:00:f8:20:7f:45
> > > netbbinfo invalid
> 
> How about this netbbinfo thingy? I now have 10base2 cable in use. Same
> warning/error.

This is normal.  The netboot code has vestigial support for embedded
addresses (from the NetBSD boot code).  This message is printed if the
embedded information isn't valid.

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037



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