Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:58:13 -0700 From: Randi Harper <randi@freebsd.org> To: Rink Springer <rink@freebsd.org> Cc: David Boyd <David.Boyd@insightbb.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.3-RELEASE sysinstall netDev feature Message-ID: <e277d6c81003231258k58d31c2cw919dd18f33d2c509@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100323164725.GD43249@rink.nu> References: <OJEBKOFDEOADELCOBJCGIEJPCOAA.David.Boyd@insightbb.com> <20100323164725.GD43249@rink.nu>
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On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Rink Springer <rink@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi David, > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:19:11PM -0400, David Boyd wrote: >> Is this the code committed by Rink Springer last October? > > The code I committed (revision 198317) added support for 'netDev=3DANY'; > this would select the first device that has an active link. > > Note that the value is case sensitive, so only using 'ANY' will work. > >> This feature would sure be great for our many scripted installs (avoidin= g >> the hassles associated with plugging the cable into the wrong interface = or >> having the interface type change unexpectedly due to hardware swaps). > > What exactly happens in such a case? Is the line planly ignored? Are you > using a non-interactive install? > > Regards, > > -- > Rink P.W. Springer =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0- http://rink.nu > "Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth." > - Dr. Wilson > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > If you can enable debugging and take a look at the debug console, that output would be helpful. What exactly are you specifying for netDev? ANY or a comma delimited list of interfaces? Is it saying that it can't find a network interface or is it prompting you to select one? -- randi
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