Subject: Re: install NetBSD on quadra 630 or newbie to port-mac68k
To: Cameron Kaiser <spectre@stockholm.ptloma.edu>
From: webmaster@datazap.net <webmaster@datazap.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/17/2002 23:34:58
Hi,


On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

> > I am trying to install NetBSD 1.6 on a Quadra 630. I would like to turn it
> > into router. Anyway, I have been running into some problems. First of all,
> > is there doc on how to install NetBSD on a Mac with an IDE hard drive?
> > Does anyone know what ethernet cards are compatible with NetBSD? The FAQs
> > seem to be a little bit vague in this area. The reason why I am asking is
> > because with the ethernet card that's in it now the kernel is recognizing
> > the card at boot up, but it seems to crash if I try to use it. Could
> > anyone give a reason as to why this is happening?
>
> What's the brand and chipset? That will help considerably :-)


It is an Apple ethernet CS AAUI card 630-0736-B (CommSlot), and the
chipset is Sonic (DP83916VNF-LP). NetBSD 1.6 seems to configure the card
at bootup.

Thanks,
Al