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Date:      Thu, 8 Oct 1998 22:54:47 -0600 (MDT)
From:      "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@plutotech.com>
To:        moorthy@cs.unc.edu (Arun Moorthy)
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: install disk for CAM AND 3c905?
Message-ID:  <199810090454.WAA22936@panzer.plutotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.981008232133.19311A-100000@buzzard.cs.unc.edu> from Arun Moorthy at "Oct 8, 98 11:26:40 pm"

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Arun Moorthy wrote...
> 
> 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.
> 
> Due to the number of machines that need to be installed, I'm hoping there
> is a better solution.

Umm, what release are you using?  The 3.0 BETA releases have CAM and the xl
driver on the boot floppy.  The latest is here:

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/3.0-19981006-BETA

Ken
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Kenneth Merry
ken@plutotech.com

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