Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 03:52:37 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: "Defryn, Guy" <G.P.Defryn@massey.ac.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel visual screen Message-ID: <20020114015237.GA20460@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <98B01D2717B9D411B38F0008C7840931057F352C@its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz> References: <98B01D2717B9D411B38F0008C7840931057F352C@its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz>
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On 2002-01-14 09:02:39, Defryn, Guy wrote:
> I have installed FreeBSD and it turns out that my networkcard does not show
> up.
> I have inserted another NIC and I probably need to modify a few things.
> How can I get back to the visual screen of the kernel you see when you
> install FreeBSD.
>
> Last week I changed a NIC in another PC and reinstalled freebsd and it
> worked fine.
> This time I want to avoid re-installing freebsd
You don't need to reinstall FreeBSD when a simple change like
replacing a NIC is done. You will usually need to take the following
steps (some of which are optional, depending on your network setup):
. [OPTIONAL] Recompile your kernel, to include a driver for the new
NIC (if it doesn't have one compiled in already). This step can be
ommited if you have a module for the new driver from previous kernel
builds.
. Change the network_interfaces="" line in /etc/rc.conf to include the
new NIC's network interface.
. Add a line in rc.conf with the setup of the new NIC. Examples of
such lines can be found in /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
. [OPTIONAL] Configure any firewall you're running, to include rules
for the new NIC.
. Reboot or run /etc/netstart, and you're ready to go.
Have fun setting up your network with FreeBSD :-)
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