Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 10:52:34 -0600 (CST) From: Jonathan Fosburgh <wotan@fosburgh.dyndns.org> To: Patrick Burm <patb@commlitho.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation floppies Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903311050360.5128-100000@fosburgh.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990331093104.00996b70@commlitho.com>
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On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Patrick Burm wrote: > I downloaded the installation floppies for > 3.1 hoping to do an install via ftp. > > Unfortunately, the generic kernel does not > seem to include the ix0 driver as described > by the supported hardware section of the > handbook. I have an intel ether express > NIC that I'm trying to use. Why does the documentation still say this? The ix driver hasn't been around since before 2.2.2 (the first release I used). Use the ie driver, but beware, it does not always work well (unless serious changes were made to it since 2.2.6, the last time I successfully used my old EtherExpress 16). Jonathan Fosburgh Geotechnician Snyder Oil Corporation Houston, TX Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/vienna/1498 Manager, FreeBSD Webring: http://www.geocities.com/vienna/1498/computer/freebsdring.html ICQ: 32742908 AIM: Namthorien To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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