From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 8 8:33:24 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from caffeine.public.hq.nasa.gov (caffeine.public.hq.nasa.gov [198.116.65.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65F3214D26 for ; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 08:33:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kreis@mail.hq.nasa.gov) Received: from ronin.ccd (shihonage.gsfc.nasa.gov [128.183.189.77]) by caffeine.public.hq.nasa.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA08404 for ; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:10:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991008113522.007c0330@mail.hq.nasa.gov> X-Sender: kreis@mail.hq.nasa.gov X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 11:35:22 -0400 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Kevin Reis Subject: Toshiba Portege 3010 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >>Hello, >> I have several installation questions RE the Toshiba Portege 3010/3015 >> (same machine different model numbers). I have searched for answers on the >> PAO website/faq and the freebsd website, no luck. If however, these >> questions have already been asked answered , my aplogies and I'll accept >> flaming as the price of getting some answers :). >> >> I atttempting to install FreeBSD-3.2 on a Toshiba Portege 3010 (only >> modification is that I've added 64M of RAM for a total of 96M) using either >> a Panasonic KXL-D740 PCMCIA Drive (the PC card is a Qlogic FAS card) or a >> Megahertz 10BT PC Card. >> >> I'm using the PAO release 3.2 kern.flp and mfsroot.flp to boot and begin >> the install process. >> >> When I get to kernel config, I have 17 conflicts, most are easely resolved >> (uneeded drivers, etc) however I have to change the memory port for my >> Megahertz card to 0x3e2 in order to avoid conflicting with my built in >> sound card (Yamaha OPL3) and I get 2 pcic0 entries, only 1 of which is >> assigned IRQ 11 (no probelm delete the other) and 2 pcici1 entries (no IRQ >> assigned) I have used multiple combinations of driver deletions and have >> gotten the laptop to boot into sysinstall. At the PC Card Controller >> Screens I have excluded IRQ 5 (being used by sound card) and used the >> default memory space. Using VT2 I've observed FreeBSD recognizing my >> Megahertz card as sn0 and assigning IRQ3. My Panasonic/Qlogic SCSI card is >> NOT recognized, although the kerenl knows its inserted. >> >> I go into novice install, creat my slice and setup my partitions (No >> Problem :). When I go to install from a local ftp server, ftp won't work. >> IFCONFIG -A tells me that sn0 is up and running. When I try to ping my >> laptop from the ftp server (5 feet away) I get 100% packet loss. >> >> I'm STUCK and need help. I would like to transition to FreeBSD from Linux, >> however, if I can't get my hardware to work I will have to set aside >> FreeBSd and concentrate on Linux, due the greater amount of driver support >> (something I would prefer NOT to do) >> >> Thanks in advance and I will gladly accept being told I'm a goofball and >> missed something teribly obvious in return for getting my laptop up and >> running. >> >> Kevin Reis To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message