From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 17 14:22:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F88016A4CE for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 14:22:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.tiadon.com (SMTP.tiadon.com [69.27.132.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 730B143D1F for ; Sat, 17 Jul 2004 14:22:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from [69.27.131.0] ([69.27.131.0]) by ns1.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:23:42 -0500 Message-ID: <40F93607.7080902@daleco.biz> Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:21:59 -0500 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040712 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dominic Caffey References: <20040712165921.62416.qmail@web41509.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040712165921.62416.qmail@web41509.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Jul 2004 14:23:43.0000 (UTC) FILETIME=[A9A6C180:01C46C09] cc: Newbies FreeBSD Subject: Re: Drivers floppy for FreeBSD 4.10 - Need xl(4) driver to do FTP install...from floppies X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 14:22:04 -0000 Dominic Caffey wrote: >Dear FreeBSD Newbies, > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 4.10 via FTP. > I downloaded the fixit, kern & mfsroot floppies >and feed them to the machine as they're >requested. Problem is that when I get to the >kernel modules configuration, there is no driver >for my network card, 3Com3c905 PCI. I checked >the hardware notes at >http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.10R/hardware-i386.html >and >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xl&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.10-RELEASE >and the card I'm trying to use is definitely >supported but I see no way to make it available >to the installation process and I couldn't find a >drivers floppy for the 4.10 release. How do I >make the "xl(4)" driver available to the install >process? A little guidance or referral to a faq >would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, > > First off, I'll cover my butt: This is the "newbies" list, not the "questions" list, so you should really send your questions over there, where you'll have a much better chance of getting an answer (it might even be correct!) I've been away for a few days, but didn't see a reply to your message to the list. The "Kernel Configuration" is basically a legacy screen for legacy hardware. The xl(4) driver is built into the GENERIC kernel, and you have no need to do anything during setup to enable the card. HTH, Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.