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Date:      Mon, 15 Jan 1996 14:27:21 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Chad Shackley <zoogy@cris.com>
Cc:        "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Free BSD 2.1.0 problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960115141956.24391E-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <01BAE30C.BB5F2F00@chad.gaianet.net>

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On Mon, 15 Jan 1996, Chad Shackley wrote:

> I am trying to do the freebsd installation via ftp without any luck at
all. 

Welcome aboard :)

> The machine isa P75 with an Intel EtherExpress Pro/10 network card.  The
docs don't say if it's supported, it just says the Ether Express Pro. 
Anyway, device lp0 is found as a tcp/ip compatible device when it first
boots up.  However, I either get the message that lp0 couldn't be

the lp0 device is the Parallel Port; you can use it as a rudimentary 
network device.  Most likely you are SOL unless the EtherExpress 16 
driver, ix0, likes your EtherExpress Pro.  

> The ix or ix0 or whatever device for the etherexpress is recognized with
> all the proper io & irq settings, but I never see that in the list of
> options to make the ftp connection. 

Does the ix0 driver find your ethernet card during boot?  

Do you get something like this?

ix0 at 0x300-0x30f irq 10 maddr 0xd0000 msize 32768 on isa 
ix0: address 00:aa:00:b7:72:a1                             

> > Is this workable or should I just
go buy the cdrom? > > Thanks. > > Chad

The CD will let you install, but if the card isn't supported, you won't 
be doing much networking.  And it depends if you have a supported CDROM. :-)

Doug White                              | Student, University of Oregon
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Major: Computer Science
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Eugene/Spfld BBS List Publisher




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