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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.acsu.buffalo.edu!dsinc!newsfeed.pitt.edu!gatech!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!dciteleport.com!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.comet.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-2.sprintlink.net!helena.MT.net!nate From: nate@see.my.signature (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 3c589c , IBM Thinkpad 760EL Date: 19 Nov 1996 18:14:15 GMT Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations Lines: 32 Message-ID: <56stdn$49e@helena.MT.net> References: <7ed8xb2kbt.fsf@kenner.cs.utk.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.mt.sri.com [ Emailed to poster ] In article <7ed8xb2kbt.fsf@kenner.cs.utk.edu>, Chris Larson <larson@kenner.cs.utk.edu> wrote: > >Is anybody running FreeBSD on an IBM Thinkpad 760EL >or very similar system with a 3c589c ethernet adapter? Yes, I'm running it on a 755C, and a 755CX. >I've used the boot.flp from the PAO distribution site >as well as the most recent 2.2 snap, I'm not sure how to change the connector in the PAO floppy, but with the 2.2 floppy you can supply the following 'extra' parameters to switch the connector. Try either: link0 -link1 OR -link0 link1 One or the other should get it working with your BNC connector. (It depends on the model/version fo the card.) Nate -- nate@sri.com | Research Engineer, SRI Intl. - Montana Operations nate@trout.mt.sri.com | Loving life in God's country, the great state of work #: (406) 449-7662 | Montana (all the crazies are now in jail 'cept us home #: (406) 443-7063 | natives). - Fly fishing fanatic!