Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 15:37:40 -0500 From: Paul Saab <paul@mu.org> To: Bernard-Pierre Panet <bernard@fr.yahoo-inc.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem installing FreeBSD with 3Com 3C90x ethernet card Message-ID: <19980706153740.A16897@mu.org> In-Reply-To: <35A115A1.57D20905@fr.yahoo-inc.com>; from Bernard-Pierre Panet on Mon, Jul 06, 1998 at 08:21:21PM %2B0200 References: <35A115A1.57D20905@fr.yahoo-inc.com>
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the 905B is not supported by the vx driver. There is a new driver in the works and it will hopefully be available soon. You either have to wait for the new driver or buy a new card. Paul Bernard-Pierre Panet (bernard@fr.yahoo-inc.com) wrote: > Hello, > > I'm currently trying to install FreeBSD by FTP. > I'have created a boot floppy disk. My ethernet card is a > 3Com 3C905B-TX, which is listed in the FreeBSD compatible hardware. > This card works, I have tested it under WinNT. > > I have disabled the PnP feature within the BIOS setup. > > However, during the boot procedure, I never have a chance to > indicate _this_ type of ethernet card. > > And later during the procedure, when I want to install via FTP, > the procedure proposes only PPP, PLIP and SLIP interface, but > not the ethernet interface. > > I am completely blocked, what should I do ? > > Thanks in advance for your help ! > > -- > Bernard-Pierre Panet > bernard@fr.yahoo-inc.com > > 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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