From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 27 07:52:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07DF516A4CF for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:52:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (sccrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.202.64]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB24D43FE1 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:52:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org) Received: from be-well.no-ip.com ([66.30.200.37]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with ESMTP id <20031127155222016000clihe>; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:52:26 +0000 Received: by be-well.no-ip.com (Postfix, from userid 1147) id 645D766; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 10:52:22 -0500 (EST) Sender: lowell@be-well.ilk.org To: John Ball To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20031127013825.98110.qmail@web60208.mail.yahoo.com> From: Lowell Gilbert Date: 27 Nov 2003 10:52:22 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20031127013825.98110.qmail@web60208.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <444qwpu7ux.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Lines: 20 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: Re: ftp install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:52:28 -0000 John Ball writes: > Hello I am trying to install freebsd over ftp on an older(266mhz pentium) noname laptop. > > Following the instructions I am stuck at one point...when I get to the boot: prompt how do I get to the kernel configuratoin menu? There is some inconsistency between the instructions and my install. Maybe its my floppies? Which version? You need 5.x to handle CardBus, but 5.x is still slightly experimental, so the manual may not reflect it as well as 4.x. > I have gnet firewall/router. Eh? > I try to install over ftp, sysinstall asks me about slip/ppp info so I am assuming that my nic(xircom cardbus 10/100, model:rbe-100) isn't loading the drivers correctly or there is perhaps a resouce conflict. I have read the section of the install instructions that discusses this, but I can't seem to get to that point in the install...I go from the boot prompt(skipping kernel configuration menu) straight to the sysinstall menu. > > What am I doing wrong? How do I confirm that my NIC is loading right or is there some other setting for dhcp that i am missing? Watch the messages as the kernel is booting, and see if it notices the NIC or even the bus it is on.