Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 20:09:28 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Tony Byrne <tony@nua.ie> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring devices at boot time. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905242008480.447-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <37491E81.114CC0ED@nua.ie>
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On Mon, 24 May 1999, Tony Byrne wrote: > Hi, > > I've been trying rather desperately to install FreeBSD current on my > Miata. The machine has a dead onboard network controller so I've popped > in a 3COM 3c905B which is detected nicely by the kernel during boot. > > Unfortunately, the boot process hangs soon after the kernel spots the > onboard Digital NIC. Is there any easy way of disabling devices at boot > time in a way similar to the "boot -c" option under i386? I haven't > been able to find reference to such a facility. Unfortunately not. Your best bet is to build a kernel without the de driver in it and put that on the first install floppy. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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