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Date:      Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:11:58 -0400
From:      "Eric Toll" <etoll@vipstructures.com>
To:        "Lute Mullenix" <lute@vfemail.net>, <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Agp0 probe forced my to use floppy kernel in 5.2.1 Release
Message-ID:  <9BC86C67C3AF7646B9C5382020457A9456DE67@VIP10-WIN2K>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org=20
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Lute Mullenix
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 3:09 PM
> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Agp0 probe forced my to use floppy kernel in=20
> 5.2.1 Release
>=20
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:00:41 -0400
> "Eric Toll" <etoll@vipstructures.com> insisted:
>=20
> > Hello list!
> >=20
> > I had a *hell* of a time trying to get FreeBSD 5.2.1 installed on a=20
> > Netserver E60. PII 450 SCSI
> >=20
> > During the agp0 probe the system would lock up tight.
> >=20
> > Here's what I did. Made some floppies, (since they don't have AGP=20
> > support on them) Booted System, went thru the whole install=20
> and then=20
> > right before Exiting Install, I ran an Emergency Shell on TTY4.
> >=20
> > Then I FTP'd the gunziped kernel file into /boot/kernel.=20
> Then rebooted=20
> > system.  (From another 5.2.1 box)
> >=20
> > System came up fine (no lockup) but now I have no ethernet, yet the=20
> > std boot and mfsroot floppies do have an Intel nic driver=20
> on them that=20
> > works, after all I used the floppy boot discs to FTP the=20
> floppy kernel=20
> > onto my scsi HD.
> >=20
> > Geesh, what an ordeal. (If you didn't know how to go about it as I
> > didn't)
> >=20
> > What am I doing wrong? Is this the wrong way? I tried to let the HD=20
> > boot up to the loader prompt after the 5.2.1 install and then set=20
> > currdev=3D/dev/fd0 and then do a load kernel (this did not work), =
and=20
> > then to a setcurrdev=3D<back to my HD> so I can boot from it=20
> but no luck.
> >=20
> > Anyway my machine is up but it's pretty useless without Network...
> >=20
> > Tips, pointers, misc. info would be much appreciated.
> >=20
> > TIA
> >=20
> > Eric
> >=20
> >=20
>=20
> Was that kernel you transfered a custome job for that=20
> machine? If so it may not have the proper driver built into=20
> it for the new machine.
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>=20
> --
>  Lute
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> It's OK to be different
> FreeBSD 5.2.1 RELEASE
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No It was not.  It was the exact kernel from the floppy boot =
(floppy.flp) 5.2.1 Release.
When I use 5.2.1 boot, and 5.2.1 msfroot to load the machine the Ether =
adapter is there, and works.

When I take the 5.2.1 floppy boot kernel copyt it the HD under =
/boot/kernel the machine boots but no NIC.
How can I add it back in???

Thanks Much,
Eric



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