Subject: install/12706: Incorrect MEDIA type Setting During Install
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <jfink@ipsos-asi.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/19/2001 10:47:47
>Number:         12706
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Incorrect MEDIA type Setting During Install
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Apr 19 10:48:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jay Fink
>Release:        1.5
>Organization:
Ipsos-ASI
>Environment:
NA
>Description:
During installation the media type selected for this card was incorrect.

Even after going out to the shell and setting it manually using ifconfig (which succeeded) , sysinst "insisted" that it was a 10baseT when it is a 10base2.

3Com Corporation, 3C562D/3C563D, EtherLink III
combo (10Mbit 10base2/10baseT, and modem)




>How-To-Repeat:
Attempt to setup Networking during an install on a Dell Latitude XPI using a BNC (10Base2) connection to the pcmcia slot.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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