Subject: Re: NetBSD 3.1 sysinst ifconfig error on SE/30
To: Kazuyuki Inanaga <happyday@pp.iij4u.or.jp>
From: Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@mac.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/12/2006 22:01:55
Hello,
Ok, your help solve network card configuration but panics with ftp
install when trying to get distribution.
I think I've read something about ftp installation isn't working
properly. Do you know anything about it?
Thanks,
Nuno
On Nov 12, 2006, at 5:25 PM, Kazuyuki Inanaga wrote:
>
> On 2006/11/13, at 1:32, Nuno Teixeira wrote:
>
>
>> Hello to all,
>>
>> I have used NetBSD 1.6 and 2.0 series with success on my 2 SE/30's
>> using traditional method installation. Sysinst is broke because it
>> doesn't mounts partitions correctly.
>>
>> For what I've read at NetBSD site, 3.1 and 3.0.2: "sysinst now
>> newfs'es and mounts the target filesystem(s)." and I think it does
>> correctly. But I have a biger problem in sysinst method on both
>> 3.1 and 3.0.2 because ifconfig gives the error: "SIOCSIFMEDIA:
>> Invalid argument" on command: "/sbin/ifconfig ae0 media autoselect"
>>
>> I will install 1.6.2 again because it is very stable on my SE/30's.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Nuno Teixeira
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> input "manual" insted of autoselect
>
> > Network media type [autoselect]: manual
>
> 3.1 is also stable. :)
>
> Thanks,
> Kazu Inanaga
>
>
Nuno Teixeira