Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:18:49 -0500 From: "S. Salman Ahmed" <ssahmed@pathcom.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Problems installing 4.3R/4.4R on a Compaq DeskPro4000 Message-ID: <15387.52297.545778.294403@gargle.gargle.HOWL>
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I have been trying for some time to install FreeBSD (tried 4.3R and
4.4R) via FTP using the kern.flp+mfsroot.flp boot disks on a Compaq
Deskpro 4000, without any success.
This box has a Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based internal NIC:
Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP,
10 T PCI UTP/Coax,
10/100 TX UTP
that seems to be the source of the problems. The NIC is detected as tl0
when I boot from the floppies. However, whenever I try to configure the
tl0 interface using either DHCP, configuration fails and the installer
pops up the manual/static ip configuration dialog box. After I have
entered the IP information manually, the installer just waits forever
trying to resolve the FreeBSD download I selected earlier (I have tried
ftp.freebsd.org and ftp.ca.freebsd.org).
The machine that is running the DHCP server on my internal net is a
Debian Linux box and its log show the following:
Dec 14 15:26:50 hades dhcpd-2.2.x: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:08:c7:c0:0c:86 via eth1
Dec 14 15:26:50 hades dhcpd-2.2.x: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.1.6 to 00:08:c7:c0:0c:86 via eth1
Dec 14 15:26:52 hades dhcpd-2.2.x: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.6 from 00:08:c7:c0:0c:86 via eth1
Dec 14 15:26:52 hades dhcpd-2.2.x: DHCPACK on 192.168.1.6 to 00:08:c7:c0:0c:86 via eth1
(00:08:c7:c0:0c:86 is the MAC address of the NIC in the Deskpro4000)
So I don't understand why DHCP configuration fails.
Also, I am unable to ping this machine (on which I am trying to install
FreeBSD) from one of the other machines on my internal net.
I know that there is nothing wrong with the NIC itself as I have been
able to install Linux on this very same machine numerous times (using
either DHCP or static IP configuration for the same NIC).
This problem happens with both the 4.3R and 4.4R boot disks. I'd
appreciate any information on getting this problem fixed.
Thanks.
--
Salman Ahmed
ssahmed AT pathcom DOT com
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