On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 12:18:45PM -0700, Mike Cheponis wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to install NetBSD into a 100 MB partition on a 486 laptop.
> 
> I want to do a net install, and I've plugged in to the PCMCIA socket a
> Netgear FA 410TX.
> 
> Using the bootlap1.fs and bootlap2.fs floppies;  It recognizes the Netgear
> as "ne0" RealTek 8019 ne2000 card, gives the MAC address, looks fine.
> 
> When choosing "ftp install" though it asks me for the media for ne0; I tried
> "100TX" and a bunch of other things, but sysinst is never able to even
> ping my nameserver or gateway.

What if you try "10baseT" as media ? Or maybe just "autoselect" ?
Another way is to suspend sysinst (ctrl-Z) and type ifconfig -m ne0
to have the list of supported media.

> 
> Do I need to do something special to get the Netgear FA 410tx recognized?
> Or do I need some specific media setting?
> 
> Thanks!  -Mike
> 
> p.s. Is it possible to do an install into only 100 MB disk from sysinst?
> FWIW, this is 1.5.1_BETA2
> 
> I'd like to have base, compiler, man pages at least.

Should be possible but will be short. Don't make a too big swap partition :)

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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