Subject: Re: Network install error with combo pcmcia network cards
To: Gabor Z. Papp <gzp@gmx.net>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/22/2001 14:53:38
On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 12:05:55AM +0200, Gabor Z. Papp wrote:
> Hope it is the right place to report my error.
> If it is a list, please CC the answers.
> 
> I'm trying to install NetBSD 1.5-release on my DELL Latitude XPi
> laptop. I would like to install the OS via network, so I use
> a combo pcmcia card:
> 
> 3Com 562D/563D EtherLink III
> It is a 10base2/10baseT+Modem card.
> 
> Kernel recognize the card type, and also ep1 configured
> during the install, but the install script always try to get
> the network connection via the 10baseT connector, no matter
> where is the net. At me it is on 10base2. I have found, at
> Utility/Shell menu I can change it with ifconfig, but a
> question before running ifconfig by the install script would
> be more elegant, as OpenBSD ask for the media type before
> ifconfig up.

What boot floppy do you use ? sysinst should ask you the media type.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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