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From: brian@anorak.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: "device not configured" & other issues
Date: 19 Nov 1996 16:22:12 -0000
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In article <56m5t0$lgu@shellx.best.com>,
tporczyk@best.com (Tony Porczyk) writes:
:
: I've scanned through the articles and also through the FreeBSD handbook
: and the FAQs, but haven't found the answer to the question below. I am
: in the proces of evaluating a few UNIX platforms for a specifc
: commercial use, and FreeBSD seems to fit the bill nicely. However,
: after completing the installation (2.1.5, SCSI everything, P166), I can
: no longer access the CD-ROM (message says "device scd0 not configured"),
: nor can I use tcpdump ("device bpf0 not configured"). Does this mean I
: need to recompile the kernel to include support for those devices? If
: so, how come the installation was able to see the CD-ROM? Did it
: install a different kernel? Networking and network diagnostic tools are
: of the greatest importance to my client ("productivity apps" are of no
: concern), and their ready availability for FreeBSD make it very
: attractive. However, since the systems might be used by non-priviledged
: users, I need to set up a reference platform that would need to be
: mass replicated. Any recommendations on the most efficient method of
: accomplishing it (tape drives, unfortunately, will not be apart of the
: hardware setup)?
Well, first, you're right that "device xxx not configured" means you
have to rebuild the kernel. You can't access your cd because the
device name should actually be "cd0" rather than "scd0". This naming
is, I agree, inconsistent with the "wcd" device....
I'd suggest creating a "modification floppy" that will patch a freshly
installed system - you'd have an "install" script and possibly some
support files such as a new kernel. Your install script would say
something like
#! /bin/sh
cd /mnt
echo -n Installing new kernel
chflags noschg /kernel
mv /kernel /kernel.old
install -c -m 555 -o root -g wheel -fschg kernel /
.....
shutdown -r now
[.....]
: One more bit. During the installation, out of the 25 or so packages
: chosen, a few produced an error message "cannot fetch package ...".
: Does it mean some of the packages are not included on the CD, or was it
: a retrieval error?
Some of the packages don't come on the CD - for copyright reasons. This
message is produced when sysinstall figures out that it can't "fetch" (a
batch-type ftp program) the package - probably 'cos you're not 'net
connected.
--
Brian <brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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