Subject: Re: Problems I have.
To: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
From: Johnny Billquist <bqt@Update.UU.SE>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/11/1999 03:25:25
On 10 Feb 1999, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> > Problems so far:
> > 
> > 1) I have an 3COM 3c905B-TX. Reading though documentation it's a little
> > unclear if this is supported.
> 
> Supported only in -current -- you'll have to run -current off of the
> most recent snapshot.

Fair enough. Now I just have to figure out how to get -current in there in
the first place. Best bet will probably be trying to access the MSDOS
filesystem when installing, and putting the files in there.

> > 2) There seem to be some kind of problem with my serial port. I can use it
> > perfectly fine under Win98, but NetBSD don't even seem to see it.
> 
> See what the NetBSD generic kernel does once you've installed.

Wait and see, fallback to #1. :-)

> > 4) sysinst bombs out with a /: device full message, as others also have
> > reported.
> 
> Actually, what's happening is sysinst is dumping core on you and when
> it does, it fills /.

Now, *that* was stupid of me.

	Johnny

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