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Date:      Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:29:42 -0400
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Clay Jones <clay@clay-jones.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 4.8 install issues
Message-ID:  <3F476C46.8080701@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <BB565AE2-D56B-11D7-A878-000A95A05832@clay-jones.com>
References:  <BB565AE2-D56B-11D7-A878-000A95A05832@clay-jones.com>

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Clay Jones wrote:
[ ... ]
> 1)  There are only 6 network adapters listed in the kernel config 
> screen, and the Realtec is not one of them.  Realtec cards are 
> supposedly supported according to the hardware compatibility list.

They are.  The initial kernel config screen is for ISA and non-PNP devices which 
might cause hardware conflicts (it lets you disable devices).

Newer PCI cards aren't shown therem but I bet if you do a "dmesg | less", you'll 
find that your NIC is recognized fine.  Or try doing a "dhclient" and see 
whether you can get a DHCP lease.

> 2)  Towards the end of the installation, I get the following error:  
> "unable to get packages/INDEX"

Hmm.  Bad CD?  Anyway, if you've got enough of an install to have a working 
system, you can always "make world" to be sure that nothing is missing.

-- 
-Chuck



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