Re: NEwbie problems

[N.B. Some people don't like x-posts, I've left both lists intact so  
that people on either can see I've replied]

On 27 May 2005, at 14:05, [email protected] wrote:

> Hi guys
>
> I installed OpenDarwin in a PII with 6 GB, the system reboot OK but  
> the
> network didn't set ok.
> This is my iftab file
> My questions are:
>
> 1) There is a manual or where in the manual of apple.com there are  
> the explanation
> of SystemConfiguration
>

On OpenDarwin, the ncutil command is very useful for configuring  
network locations properly, and it would be a good idea to use that.   
In fact, I filed an ER suggesting it get moved upstream into Apple  
Darwin - however this was in March (radar 4029941) so far too late to  
get into Tiger.

> 2) Why there is another IP address in en0 ?

That's a zeroconf (in the Apple world: whatever Steve's current  
favourite French word is) address; i.e. your system is trying to use  
DHCP, doesn't find a server so falls back to assigning itself its own  
IP address.
>
>
> PS I tried to install Darwin 8.0.1 downloaded fro Opendarwin but  
> the install
> CD
> get out this error
> EBIOS read error: ERROR 0X32
>

Don't know, but AIUI the supported hardware has changed between  
darwins 7 and 8 on x86.

Cheers,

Graham.
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