Subject: Re: Why run NetBSD
To: None <netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.ORG>
From: None <collver@mad.scientist.com>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 12/10/1999 22:47:37
On Fri, Dec 10, 1999 at 10:54:56PM -0700, Brook Milligan wrote:
> Or did you mean something else?
I remembered incorrectly. Just for fun I booted the install floppy to
refresh my memory. The install kernel detected the serial ports and the
install floppy includes tip.
> I installed on a lap top sans NIC and CD-ROM. With FreeBSD I used the
> single boot floppy and did the rest of the install through a serial port.
> With NetBSD I had to write quite a few floppies and sit in front of the
> machine swapping floppies.
>
> No real need for this. The problem is that sysinst does not let you
> configure the slip (or ppp) interface. PR install/8344 (and a related
> one PR install/8349 for tip) lets sysint present the full list of
> interfaces so that you can configure and use slip or whatever. The
> real solution is to integrate that functionality a bit better, but at
> least this will enable one with a bit of knowledge to get through the
> install from a serial line easier.
Thanks for the solution. :) I see that you ran into the same problem,
but had a bit if knowledge.
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