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Date:      Sun, 09 Apr 2000 15:42:20 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
Cc:        alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Dual boot FreeBSD + OSF1?
Message-ID:  <XFMail.000409154220.jdp@polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000409141508.B1252@dragon.nuxi.com>

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David O'Brien wrote:
> 
> Almost any ``de'' card.  I'm using the SMC EtherPower (I believe it was
> "EtherPower) 10/100.  It does indead have a DEC chip on it.

Mine is an SMC card too.  I have a few others of various vintages I
could try.  But meanwhile I just went ahead and ordered a DE500-BA
card.  I'm to the point where I'd rather do that than tear up all my
other machines looking for the magic NIC.

>>     tu0: no SROM info for selected media
> 
> Does ``show dev'' in SRM show your current NIC?

Yep.

>> *Sigh.*  If you're ever feeling negative about FreeBSD, just go try
>> installing any commercial Unix.  It a great way to recalibrate your
>> expectations.  
> 
> Installing Solaris on Sparc hardware is a breeze.  :)

I'm sure installing Tru64 on Compaq hardware is a breeze too.

John


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