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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!daily-planet.execpc.com!homer.alpha.net!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.mathworks.com!gatech!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!caen!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!newsfeed.acns.nwu.edu!news.eecs.nwu.edu!dis.anl.gov!milo.mcs.anl.gov!antares.mcs.anl.gov!news From: rajesh vaidheeswarran <rv@fore.com> Subject: FreeBSD 2.1.0 install on a Micron 486 VLB/EISA PC causing grief Date: Thu, 11 Apr 96 21:06:20 EDT Message-ID: <9604120106.AA12631@lamprey.fore.com> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Lines: 51 I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE on a Micron 486 PC (VLB/EISA) [I know it is not the machine I should be using, but lets not discuss that issue now ], and all is well till I try to use the ep0 interface with the 3c509 card. Irrespective of whether I try an NFS install or an FTP install, the machine just spews the error (along with questionable DEBUG messages): DEBUG: Init routine called for network device ep0. Output=786432 Inflate_error=1 igz.error=0 error2=0 where=279 Output=786432 Inflate_error=1 igz.error=0 error2=0 where=279 Output=786432 Inflate_error=1 igz.error=0 error2=0 where=279 DEBUG: Network initialized successfully. (and if NFS, it also says:) DEBUG: Mounted NFS device lamprey-eth:/usr/export/common/freesd/2.1.0-RELEASE I know this is not true because, at this point I dont see the link light on my hub, and the install also stops with either (depending on whether I chose FTP or NFS): Cannot resolve hostname 'ftp.freebsd.org'! Are you sure that your name server, gatewayand network interface are configred? or Couldn't get root image from lamprey-eth:/usr/export/common/freebsd/2.1.0-RELEASE Will try to get it from floppy. I went to DOS and configured the 3c509 not to use Plug and Play mode because I learnt that it didn't like it in my other install (which was successful). The bus has only 3 cards. 1. Viper 2. 3com 3. Ultrastor I know that I am not making any config errors because I have another Dell Omniplex which I installed FreeBSD in the same exact fashion, and it works. I am kind of almost at the end of the debugging, so I thought I might find out something from anyone who might have encountered this. Any help is appreciated. thanks rv