From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 18 14:26:22 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1A0C106566B for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:26:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A893D8FC17 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:26:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws1 with SMTP id 1so457173vws.13 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:26:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=zlArthUaYBWkk29NDIcpLENZkI3yGidHDU7JSb2eV90=; b=fXB40WMwiUQkTHZivrumCEPxGF61zfOCAW1FTY76PUGCxbnwzXe1HBuFtfKtL9ASn4 LnRUvX+GJ/BNiwPfrFA0stMuxWLZ2MIoMlWzxad0QeHQv1MgTR40xyh8U2EQzwQC7ZMM 9ChZxp2wVft9+OV9Nkgs8gQPu/JRRynFqTo9s= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=e+z6WZeaj8D2PW5L5HkwRt5Ks55cR1xe3AXGQ34uW4lz63IEcNdHswF/wsSi4f6BDf Xo1IIH4SSxmMllfgGk1QNSXhM5GJ2NvlFko+A+/fsBCCNOVLlEsZSUeDpLestwpkErLg UFuixlpe1xb04T79q9p7Eb/Z3xvFpcP79wlVA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.161.18 with SMTP id n18mr2433160muo.31.1287411980303; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:26:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.104.200 with HTTP; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:26:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4CB719ED.70602@gmail.com> References: <4CB719ED.70602@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:26:20 -0500 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: Mike Overton Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Richard Ehrlich , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem Installing freeBSD 8.1 on Dell Poweredge T110 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:26:23 -0000 On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Mike Overton wrote: > (New Dell Poweredge T110, X3430 Xeon, 4GB 1333MHz ). Machine replaces > operating freeBSD 8.1 Dell 686 machine with active Internet connection. > > When trying to load freeBSD 8.1 from a boot only i386 ISO disc, which > installed with no problems on Dell 686 Pentium machine, new machine is not > accepting network configuration loaded via Sysinstall and cannot find > freeBSD download site. > > Dell Support refused help, stating "we do not support freeBSD". > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > 1. Don't do a net install. 2. If you must do a net install, use Passive FTP. -- Adam Vande More