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From: bad@ora.de (Christoph Badura)
Subject: Re: 1.2 (i386) install prob.
Message-ID: <E8DLo9.Ep9@ora.de>
Organization: Verlag O'Reilly
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 15:00:09 GMT
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In <wwm3et0fjz5.fsf@unix.netti.fi> lane@iki.fi (Sami J. Laine) writes:
>I was trying to do FTP install with NetBSD 1.2 (i386), but failed
>because of missing /dev/ed0 device. Could someone provide minor/major
>of this device so I could proceed?

The ed0 devices (as well as the other network drivers) don't have
major/minor numbers.  You configure them with the ifconfig program
by passing the name.  E.g.:

ifconfig ed0 inet 192.168.1.1

What excatly was the error message?

-- 
Christoph Badura

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