From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 15 14:56:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA27083 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 15 Aug 1996 14:56:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bagout.bell-atl.com (bagout.Bell-Atl.Com [192.204.96.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA27077 for ; Thu, 15 Aug 1996 14:56:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by bagate.BELL-ATL.COM (O) id ; Thu, 15 Aug 96 17:55 EDT Received: by bagate.BELL-ATL.COM (I1) id ; Thu, 15 Aug 96 09:30 EDT Received: from segal by server4.bell-atl.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA01513; Thu, 15 Aug 96 07:33:30 EDT Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 07:35:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Vlad Markov Reply-To: Vlad Markov Subject: Re: Network Cards Problems To: Lloyd Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <32123AC8.E43@usa.net> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I don't have /dev/rst0 either so I do "tar xf /dev/fd0 files" to extract to floppy. /dev/fd0 corresponds to DOS A:, fd1 ->B:. At least this is usable. > Hello! > > I am a FreeBSD 2.1 user. > > I'm kind of a newbie in this subject, because I've been using it for > one year. I have a couple questions to ask: > > 1 - When trying to extract something using the command TAR I keep > getting a message like "Could not write to device /dev/rst0. Device not > available". Why do I receive this!? This is when I am root, because when > I'm a simple user I receive: "Permition denied" in the same device. I > use: > > tar -x > > > 2 - I own three computers and I am trying to connect them in a network > using the software provided together with the three network cards I own: > NE200 compatible, DEC DC21040 and LE8029R processor based PCI cards. > > The problem: > > On the computer wich has the NE2000, no problem: I can even connect > to the other computer when they are using using Win95 TCP/IP protocol. > > On the PC wich uses the LE8029R card, it simply does not recognize > ANY network card. In the documentaion that card is not supported (at > least not mentioned). Also when I boot, I get that message wich tells me > to warn SOMEONE (haven't written his name :). Do you need some info to > make it supported on the system? I am a programmer but can't manage to > make it work in BSD yet... > > On the DC21040 based one, the FreeBSD simply does not boot. When I > remove the card, everything ok! > > Could you please be so kind to help me with these matters? Or at least > indicate or forward this message to someone who will help me? > > Thank you very much and thank's a lot to keep supporting this > EXCELLENT OS. > > Joao Duraes >