From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 29 0:35:19 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net (smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net [206.210.69.143]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D3EB437B41F for ; Sat, 29 Dec 2001 00:35:14 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 13546 invoked from network); 29 Dec 2001 08:35:12 -0000 Received: from dap-216-151-64-67.nfas.greensburg-tnt-2.sns234.pa.stargate.net (HELO wastegate.net) (216.151.64.67) by smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net with SMTP; 29 Dec 2001 08:35:12 -0000 Received: from mother.wastegate.net (mother.wg.local [192.168.1.2]) by wastegate.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 7392C482D6; Sat, 29 Dec 2001 03:35:07 -0500 (EST) From: "Doug Reynolds" To: "Brandon Menc" , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 03:36:34 -0500 Reply-To: "Doug Reynolds" X-Mailer: PMMail 2000 Professional (2.20.2380) For Windows 98 (4.10.2222) In-Reply-To: <20011229011706.A4325@.vz.dsl.genuity.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: install kernel with 3c589 support Message-Id: <20011229083507.7392C482D6@wastegate.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 01:17:06 -0500, Brandon Menc wrote: >I want to install FreeBSD over ethernet. Support for 3Com's 3c589 (pcmcia) is >not supported in the install kernel. I have not been able to locate a >precompiled kernel that supports this (preferred). I have also had little >success trying to build a FreeBSD kernel on my NetBSD box (expected). I >expect that I can just take a new kernel, gzip it, and replace "kernel.gz" >on the boot floppy with the said new kernel. Is this possible? Has anyone >else solved this problem? did you try going into the visual configuration b4 you booted the install disk? if you go there you might be able to configure it to work. or you could use a parallel cable and a plip connection to your netbsd box and mount the install cd there. --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net PGP Public Key Fingerprint: 6E7B 9993 B503 6D45 E33A 2019 26E5 C1DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message