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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
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Message-ID: <56stdn$49e@helena.MT.net>
References: <7ed8xb2kbt.fsf@kenner.cs.utk.edu>
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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
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