From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Oct 8 20:35:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA05064 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:35:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA05026 for ; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:35:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA02760; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:39:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199810090339.UAA02760@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Arun Moorthy cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: install disk for CAM AND 3c905? In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 08 Oct 1998 23:26:40 EDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1998 20:39:49 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Greetings. > > I need to install FreeBSd on a whole bunch of machines. > These machines need a boot.flp that has a kernel that has both CAM and a > device driver for the 3c905 XL card (xl0). > > long hours have passed in my effort to build my own install floppies, with > no success. > > Right now, the only solution seems to be to use a CAM boot.flp that does > not support the xl0 card, use a different network card for the install > stage (by swapping cards on each machine when installing) and then to use > my kernel that has both CAM and xl0 support. I presume that you're trying to install the 2.2CAM snapshot? Save yourself some grief and do this: - Install using a 3.0-BETA install floppy. Change the release name in the options screen to match the 2.2CAM snap. - Have a 2.2CAM snapshot kernel handy which you've built by adding the 'xl' driver for 2.2 from Bill Paul's page. - Copy the customised kernel in place after the install but before you reboot. Building install floppies isn't easy at the moment. We're trying to make it easier though. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message