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#! rnews 2319 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!istar.net!news1.ottawa.istar.net!fonorola!news.ottawa.istar.net!news.synapse.net!news-admin From: radye@addata.com (Robert Adye) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Help with Installation via FTP Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 19:44:17 GMT Organization: Synapse Internet [www.synapse.net] Lines: 54 Distribution: world Message-ID: <4d3pcg$8m3@piano.synapse.net> References: <4cvq10$89p@aztec.co.za> Reply-To: radye@addata.com NNTP-Posting-Host: ad2.addata.com X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99c/32.126 avtonder@ctcc.gov.za (Alister van Tonder) wrote: >Hi, > >I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.0 using FTP to a local server. > >I am using a 3COM503 network card, using the AUI port (not the default >10Base-2/ThinNet port). > >I have used the options: -link0, link0, and link1, as well as the older >llc0, but to no avail. I keep on getting ed0 timeout errors....therefore I >assume that I am not getting the card configured correctly!? > > >Any help?!?! > > You need to have to 3C503 set to: port 0x280 IRQ 5 iomem 0xd800 If you don't have the card setup this way, the boot floppy is not going to see it at device ed0. As for the AUI versus the BNC connector, I not sure, but isn't it a jumper option on the nic? After the install, you can set the card back to where you want it and re-compile the kernel with the new settings. Make sure that you have nothing else in the system that might possibly interfere with the ed0 addresses. One other problem you might encounter is in the FTP install in the section where you select the "media" option. If you pick a ftp site or a URL to install from, the 2.1R FreeBSD will attempt to login to the FTP site with a login of "ftp" and a password of "ftp@". This doesn't work on some of the mirrror sites that host FreeBSD. Ours included (ftp.synapse.net). You need to go to the "options" menu item and change the "FTP LOGIN" to "anonymous" with a password as your e-mail address. Ie: "someone@somewhere.com". Quit the "options" menu and carry on. Robert Adye radye@addata.com Co-Sysop Synapse Internet Operations. Gatineau, Quebec Canada We have been told that this will be changed in the next release.