Not that this is going to help much, but I've got a Sony laptop (FXA47
if I recall correctly) running a fairly recent (April) snapshot of -current
(using the GENERIC_LAPTOP kernel) that has the same problem with
the builtin realtek interface, and also some problems with a DLink
802.11 card that works dandy on another laptop.

I haven't spent any time at all debugging it yet, but thought folks
would like to know...

+j

On Fri, May 17, 2002 at 04:10:05PM -0400, Rose, Brian wrote:
> 
> 
> Well, setting the media type did not help. I did the following...
> 
> ifconfig media 10BaseT rtk0
> dhclient rtk0
> 
> and got watchdog timeouts. I'm plugging into a Linksys 10baseT hub.
> 
> What's the difference between the laptop and the regular generic build?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry E. Metzger [mailto:perry@wasabisystems.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 3:41 PM
> To: Rose, Brian
> Cc: NetBSD-help (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Installation Hell^Hp
> 
> 
> 
> If you are using a modernish laptop, you pretty much MUST use
> GENERIC_LAPTOP or lots of stuff breaks. GENERIC_LAPTOP was probably
> included in the CD you are using -- poke around.
> 
> Failing that working, try a -current install floppy from
> ftp.netbsd.org in pub/NetBSD/arch/i386 -- if the -current stuff will
> talk to the network, then you know the bootstrapping process (or just
> loading a -current image) is worth it.
> 
> Perry

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Jeff Rizzo                                         http://boogers.sf.ca.us/~riz