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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!newsfeed.pitt.edu!jlfox From: jlfox+@pitt.edu (James L Fox) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Can't install via FTP... Date: 19 May 1996 06:09:41 GMT Organization: University of Pittsburgh Lines: 48 Message-ID: <4nmdv5$skq@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> References: <3187B95A.498E@rpi.edu> <4mjpkf$fn4@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu> <4n66na$5ka@its.hooked.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: unixs-eval.cis.pitt.edu Some readers may recognize their comments here: > >Hit ALT-F2 When The FreeBSD Install Screen appears. You should see a line >saying it found a network device. If not, FreeBSD didn't find the network >card. > >PS - To switch back to the main screen hit ALT-F1. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Put "-c" on the Boot: prompt at startup, enter "visual" mode and > reconfigure the proper driver (I can't remember which) and make sure the > IRQ, base address, and shared memory addresses are set properly. > The above tips got me from clueless to successfully downloading and bringing up FreeBSD on a Dell Pentium. Unfortunately, I feel like I'm back to clueless again!! I'm now trying to install FreeBSD on a Gateway 4DX2-66E over the net. I've done all recommended above [and much more] and still can't get the FreeBSD install software to talk to any of the servers in the list. (Either direct pick or using IP's under "other") I've got debug on in freebsd install. Facts: 1.) My SMC wd8013ewc card responds to the setup and diagnostic software and has [even] been configured to the exact defaults that FreeBSD install assumes in visual mode. Currently using 280/10/0d8000 which avoids all conflicts. 2.) I can telnet or ftp anywhere under dos using the NCSA stuff. That's how I got the boot.flp and rawrite.exe files! 3.) After the "visual" session the log indicates "network device found named ed0..." 4.) No matter how I try to configure, and I'm positive I'm using all the right ip #'s for router, dns, etc., all I can get is "device timeout" My device timeouts stopped on the previous Dell install as soon as I gave "visual" the right ether card configuration. I can't seem to give it what it wants this time. Help! --Jim Fox jlfox+@pitt.edu