Subject: Re: no prompt for DHCP during sysinst
To: Jim <vashquez@yahoo.com>
From: Sean Davis <dive-nb@endersgame.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/08/2005 21:22:14
On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 06:19:17PM -0800, Jim wrote:
> I'm trying to install NetBSD 2.0 on my MiataGL (PWS 600au).
>
> All goes fine until I select FTP as the installation media.
>
> I see the "Which device shall I use? [tlp0]:" prompt, select the
> default; ditto for "Network media type [autoselect]:".
>
> At that point the installation docs
> (http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-exinst.html#inst-ftp-dhcp) say I
> should get a prompt for DHCP (which I want to select). But I get no
> such prompt. Instead it goes directly to "Your DNS domain".
FWIW, I saw the same behavior when installing 2.99.16/sparc with sysinst.
But not 2.99.16/i386 or 2.0/i386; those do DHCP just fine...
- Sean
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