From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 24 10:30:36 2004 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 3497516A4CE for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:30:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74C1B43D46 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:30:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1])i2OIUO44041908 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:30:24 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i2OIUOff041906; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:30:24 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:30:24 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: lee slaughter Message-ID: <20040324183024.GC68070@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , lee slaughter , FreeBSD Questions Mailing List References: <4061B855.2090001@slaughters.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jy6Sn24JjFx/iggw" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4061B855.2090001@slaughters.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version devel-20040316, clamav-milter version 0.67l cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: install: kernel config: NIC ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:30:36 -0000 --jy6Sn24JjFx/iggw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 08:33:25AM -0800, lee slaughter wrote: > I'm trying to do a methodical install (for once). 4.9 from a mini CD. > 1st thing, when we get to kernel config menu, visual mode, > no network devices show up active. In the inactive drivers section > i see a little list of only six. >=20 > question 1: this is hardly a comprehensive list, is it? > there's no explanation in the handbook why it is so short. That configuration screen only shows ancient ISA cards that cannot identify themselves to the system. Any modern NIC (either PCI or Cardbus) will be autodetected. Basically you can just plough on reguardless with your install and all of your network interfaces should be picked up. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --jy6Sn24JjFx/iggw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAYdPAdtESqEQa7a0RAiMIAJ9F+fIiBbPT/YhXV9kbY9WBzLBz5ACeIS+J ZUI5mg4GENuKWYAMel8vn1Y= =1jvc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jy6Sn24JjFx/iggw--