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Date:      Mon, 05 Jun 2000 14:09:28 -0700
From:      "Raymundo M. Vega" <RaymundoVega@home.com>
To:        DAVID RHYS HUGHES <duh@aber.ac.uk>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HowTo install from SCSI CDrom
Message-ID:  <393C1708.E255FCAA@home.com>
References:  <393C130A.9B1D17E0@aber.ac.uk>

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DAVID RHYS HUGHES wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I can't seem to install FreeBSD from my Pioneer (512B/block selected
> [normally used on a Sun3]) SCSI CDrom drive, with an  Adaptec AHA1520B
> controller. Done all the preinstall hardware setup (ie; IRQ's, I/O
> addresses, iomem, iosize, etc) and it does all work on the same DEC 425i
> PC (486SX) under DOS/Win3.x & 9x.
> 
> Should I be able to install FreeBSD using the above method, or is it not
> possible.
> 
> The other odd thing is that when I attempt an installation via my
> network, the only choices appear to be via serial and or parallel ports,
> but not over the ethernet (eg; from a Sun3/3x running SunOS 4.1, or a
> Linux/Solaris 7 PC). Is this normal or is my copy of FreeBSD not quite
> complete.

for the ethernet card to appear in that menu, it must be detected
at boot time. check the I/O address and irq.

raymundo

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Rhys
> 
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