Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 00:08:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> To: root <benti@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new user Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05.9910092352100.1898-100000@earth.wnm.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910092258090.47908-100000@malkav.snowmoon.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Jaime Kikpole wrote: > On Sun, 5 Sep 1999, root wrote: > > I am currently running Linux on my system. I would like to try freebsd, > > so I downloaded the two start up floppies form the 3.2 image on the > > freebsd.org web site. The floppies work fine but the install config does > > not see my disk controller. It is an adaptec 2940 controller. There only > > seems to be a model 15xx type controller in the device list and it does > > not pick up the interrupt or buffer port. Another problem is the network > > card. I have an smd 10 baset card which is being found but is not being > > initialized when the system is coming up into the install menus. > > System is a PentiumII 350, 128mb of memory, 1 gb hard drive. > > Well, I'm not possitive, but I think that the sound drivers are > not in the generic kernel which comes on those disks. You'll have to > compile your own kernel and then use MAKEDEV to create the device nodes. > Correct. You will have to compile in sound support, period. Be positive :) > I'm not sure what's going on with the Adaptec controller, though. > Check the handbook (in section 2.1) for the compatible SCSI cards. I > think that the 2940 is on it, but I'm not possitive as I'm just learning > about using SCSI under FreeBSD as of this week. :) Never had problems with 3.2 floppies (both RELEASE and STABLE) and 2940 controllers (ahc). Always worked out of the box. Are you sure you don't have a flaky controller? You may want to get a pair of 3.3 floppies anyway since that's the current version and try those. Can't help you with the network card, sorry. Get its precise specs and check the supported hardware in the handbook. -ac -- Alex Charalabidis WebNet Memphis (901) 432-6000 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSI.4.05.9910092352100.1898-100000>