Re: Problem with reinstallation, bootloader

[Riccardo Mottola]

Hi,

On 11/13/14 01:16, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Riccardo Mottola, le Thu 13 Nov 2014 01:05:57 +0100, a écrit :
> > On 11/12/14 11:53, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > If I enable DDE, I get a network card detected, since DHCP is attempted, if
> > I do not, I get the message that no network card is present.
> > DHCP fails,I want to fall back to manual configuration and the computer
> > stays witha blue screen and a blinking cursor forever.
> Ah, but you are talking about the 2013 image, right?  Indeed, netdde
> wasn't automatically used at the time IIRC.  Newer images should be
> fine.
Actually, I was talking about the current image.
> > Other options barren getting the hard disk into another PC? Is there a
> > back-up of older but not-so-old installers? I was able to complete my
> > install about one year ago.
> One year ago would have been the 2013 release image.  Again, what is
> your network board?
Yes, probably I used justa bit later version back then that "worked", 
afterwards I upgraded and upgraded up to one point where everything froze.

If I boot FreeBSD from CD, my Network card is recognized as:
fxp0: <Intel 82558 Pro/100 Ethernet>

Thanks,

Riccardo