Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:38:16 +0100 From: "G D McKee" <freebsd@gdmckee.com> To: <OpsyDopsy@netcabo.pt>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 3Com Etherlink XL 10/100 PCI RJ45 Message-ID: <000d01c10c9c$877c8240$0a00a8c0@p300> References: <0d9f70036170e71TVCABO07@netcabo.pt>
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Hi It sounds like your BIOS needs changing to boot from a HDD and not from the NIC. I use these are in my boxes and they operate fine. G D McKee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joćo Fernandes" <OpsyDopsy@netcabo.pt> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 6:41 PM Subject: 3Com Etherlink XL 10/100 PCI RJ45 > Heys > > I've just tryed installing my new NIC but it gave me a boot problem, when it starts up it asks me if I would like to book > from the network (and seeing I'm using this NIC for my cablemodem) I say no, thank you; now the problem is that when > it's suposed to boot from the HD it dosent, saying that there is no available system to boot even before FBSD's > bootmanager makes its appearance. > > Sometimes FBSDs bootmanager shows up but hangs before I can input to wich OS to boot. > > I have both Windows 98 SE and FBSD 4.3 cvsuped a few weeks ago. > > My HD is a maxtor, 20G with an UDMA66 controler (reason why I have to set at the bios a) to boot from int 86 - the > network, and b) not to detect any IDE HDs) > > I've tryed setting the HD to IDE by disconnecting it from the controler and connecting it directly to the MB with no > changes regarding the boot problem. > > > Hope someone can help me. > > JF > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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