Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:37:02 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: kkonaka@mac.com Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ie(4) - EtherExpress16 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0201291736250.22449-100000@heorot.1nova.com> In-Reply-To: <sqb7kq0u1go.wl@kenji.konaka.nowhere.middle.of>
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You're better off asking questions in -questions. That is what that group is for. -newbies is not for asking technical questions. :) Rick ******************************************************************* Rick's FreeBSD Web page http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd Ace Logan's Hardware Guide http://hw.shatteredcrystal.com ***FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! http://www.freebsd.org On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 kkonaka@mac.com wrote: > hi! - started using freebsd for two days :) > > how do I install 4.4-RELEASE into a PC with only > etherexpress16 - ie(4) network interface? > > I did install 4.4-RELEASE on another PC with 3c590, (over > both ftp&nfs install) but it looks like installer for > 4.4-RELEASE doesn't have immediate support for ie(4). > > I've casually tried 4.2-RELEASE installer which appears > to have ie(4) support, but somehow this seems to have > failed probing the hardware (?) > > now I'm thinking about two choises: > > - 0) first, swap the disk beween two machines once, then > - a) install 4.4-RELEASE, then somehow reconfigure the > kernel to have ie(4) support. > - b) install 4.2-RELEASE, expecting I may not have > to do anything to support for ie(4). > > should I try 0)-a) or 0)-b) or there's actually no need > to do 0) in the first place ? > > ;; for now it really doesn't matter even if its 4.2-RELEASE > ;; (in fact, I'm interested in take looking at the differences :) > > thanks much :) > kenji > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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