Network Install PC-BSD wants URL No Comprende

You saw the model number, right? I'm sorry for not double checking that, but just now your comment about my network connection is interesting. Why are you trying to tell me my internet connection is bad?  It is fine right now on my old computer that you told me I abused..

Your comment is interesting, though, because I am finding that the internet connection IS the problem.  I am at home now (this is not always the case.. when I go to school on this computer I take professor's advice of 1)ifconfig bge0 up and 2) dhclient bge0  sometimes I do that here as well.

The new computer seems to have a problem with the network.  Can we fix this?  Won't we have to? (See file attached)
p5070001.jpg

I am googling for proper CPU
p5060052.jpg

It says Intel T6400 dual core

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MD7818U-R&cat=NBB

bge0 is the old computer.  The one I am running now. I don't know the device for the new computer, although I might have taken a picture of dmesg

http://www.monkeyview.net/id/965/fsck/pcbsd/index.vhtml

I know you hate 113 photos so I will start looking at them now.

I didn't see a good picture of the interface for the Gateway.  This computer is ASUS MN..whatever.  Clunky hard  drive (that's the 60GB one.. I also have 120GB that is dual boot and 160GB that apparently couldn't be well run.  I can't boot the 160GB HD on the ASUS, but I can mount it.  ANy of this sound familiar?   {:} )

If I install the i386 version, will I not be using all the bits of my buses??

I haven't given the points for this question yet because I am asking to get PC-BSD installed. That hasn't happened yet because I was taking your advice on giving up diagnosing what is going on with the network because I don't have essential utilities like ifconfig to do so.  I was having a hard time burning DVDs again, and today i gave up on that, but here was a question I made:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24396526/trying-to-use-cdrecord-for-DVD-on-FreeBSD.html

I switched to burncd and it seemed like it was trying.. but it would always fail to have a good DVD.
I should be posting this on the other question, and I will, but here it is:

fixating CD, please wait..
burncd: ioctl(CDRIOCFIXATE): Input/output error
# burncd -f /dev/acd0 data PCBSD7.1-x64-DVD.iso fixate
next writeable LBA 0
writing from file PCBSD7.1-x64-DVD.iso size 1936674 KB
written this track 1936674 KB (100%) total 1936674 KB
fixating CD, please wait..
burncd: ioctl(CDRIOCFIXATE): Input/output error
#

Okay. That stuff is on the other question too.

I have 2 of the 3 CDs that I think are burned correctly for i386.  I wanted to try to burn the DVD that is the only available iso for x64, but oh well.  Now, after I finish a few things I will go home and burn that last CD and try to get PC-BSD up and running tonight.

Oh man  {:( complications! {:(

I tried to install PC-BSD with three CDs x86, and it did a lot of pretty things but when I booted up it just gave me a black screen.

I need to get something running (well..I really don't feel like writing c code on this right now.. I have to mount..)

GAah!  Disaster!  {:(

I want to just put FreeBSD 7.2 and gnome on the new hard drive now.  This is irritating.  

Is this the right ones:

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-ia64/7.2/

I can't use boot only because I don't know how to configure my network, or can I try that?

I better start burning.  Hopefully you will get back to me in a bit.

Here are some unfortunate escapades I had with cdrecord. Let me know if I am being too pessimistic:


CBSD7.1-x64-DVD.iso    kayvey                  steele.txt
# cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd6.2) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jýrg Schilling
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
scsibus1:
        1,0,0   100) 'Hitachi ' 'HTS541612J9AT00 ' 'SBDO' Disk
        1,1,0   101) *
        1,2,0   102) *
        1,3,0   103) *
        1,4,0   104) *
        1,5,0   105) *
        1,6,0   106) *
        1,7,0   107) *


# cdrecord dev="1,0,0" PCBSD7.1-x64-DVD.iso  
cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd6.2) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jýrg Schilling
scsidev: '1,0,0'
scsibus: 1 target: 0 lun: 0
cdrecord: Error 0. Cannot open SCSI driver.

cdrecord: For possible targets try 'cdrecord -scanbus'.
cdrecord: For possible transport specifiers try 'cdrecord dev=help'.
#
# cdrecord -scanbus
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd6.2) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jýrg Schilling
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
scsibus2:
        2,0,0   200) 'TSSTcorp' 'CD/DVDW TS-L532A' 'TC51' Removable CD-ROM
        2,1,0   201) *
        2,2,0   202) *
        2,3,0   203) *
        2,4,0   204) *
        2,5,0   205) *
        2,6,0   206) *
        2,7,0   207) *
scsibus3:
        3,0,0   300) 'Hitachi ' 'HTS541612J9AT00 ' 'SBDO' Disk
        3,1,0   301) *
        3,2,0   302) *
        3,3,0   303) *
        3,4,0   304) *
        3,5,0   305) *
        3,6,0   306) *
        3,7,0   307) *
#

I felt the drive spin this time:
# cdrecord dev="2,0,0" PCBSD7.1-x64-DVD.iso

cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd6.2) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jýrg Schilling
scsidev: '2,0,0'
scsibus: 2 target: 0 lun: 0

Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'TSSTcorp'
Identifikation : 'CD/DVDW TS-L532A'
Revision       : 'TC51'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
cdrecord: Found DVD+ media but DVD+R/DVD+RW support code is missing.
cdrecord: If you need DVD+R/DVD+RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
cdrecord: Sorry, no CD/DVD-Recorder or unsupported CD/DVD-Recorder found on this target.
cdrecord: This version of cdrecord does not include DVD-R/DVD-RW support code.
cdrecord: If you need DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-ROM driver (mmc_cd).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
cdrecord: Unspecified command not implemented for this drive.
cdrecord: Data will not fit on any disk.
cdrecord: Cannot write more than remaining DVD capacity.
#
cdrecord: Data will not fit on any disk.
cdrecord: Cannot write more than remaining DVD capacity.
# cdrecord dev="2,0,0" PCBSD7.1-x64-DVD.iso

cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd6.2) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jýrg Schilling
scsidev: '2,0,0'
scsibus: 2 target: 0 lun: 0

Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type    : Removable CD-ROM
Version        : 0
Response Format: 2
Capabilities   :
Vendor_info    : 'TSSTcorp'
Identifikation : 'CD/DVDW TS-L532A'
Revision       : 'TC51'
Device seems to be: Generic mmc2 DVD-R/DVD-RW.
cdrecord: Found DVD+ media but DVD+R/DVD+RW support code is missing.
cdrecord: If you need DVD+R/DVD+RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
cdrecord: Sorry, no CD/DVD-Recorder or unsupported CD/DVD-Recorder found on this target.
cdrecord: This version of cdrecord does not include DVD-R/DVD-RW support code.
cdrecord: If you need DVD-R/DVD-RW support, ask the Author for cdrecord-ProDVD.
cdrecord: Free test versions and free keys for personal use are at ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/
Using generic SCSI-3/mmc   CD-ROM driver (mmc_cd).
Driver flags   : MMC-3 SWABAUDIO BURNFREE
Supported modes: TAO PACKET SAO SAO/R96P SAO/R96R RAW/R96R
cdrecord: Unspecified command not implemented for this drive.
cdrecord: Data will not fit on any disk.
cdrecord: Cannot write more than remaining DVD capacity.
#
# cdrecord dev="3,0,0" PCBSD7.1-x64-DVD.iso

cdrecord: No write mode specified.
cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defaults.
cdrecord: Continuing in 5 seconds...
Cdrecord-Clone 2.01 (i386-unknown-freebsd6.2) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jýrg Schilling
scsidev: '3,0,0'
scsibus: 3 target: 0 lun: 0

Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
Device type    : Disk
Version        : 0
Response Format: 0
Vendor_info    : 'Hitachi '
Identifikation : 'HTS541612J9AT00 '
Revision       : 'SBDO'
Device seems to be: Generic CCS Disk.
cdrecord: Sorry, no CD/DVD-Drive found on this target.
#

Oh oh, I think you said x86-64 not ia64...

Is i386 what is needed for x86-64?

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/7.2

I have to prioritize getting it running over burning DVDs now.  In the past it seemed my DSL at home RJ-45 connection worked fine with FreeBSD.  Have things changed with this?  Oh dear.  I'll have to fix the namespace thing or something..

I have installed FreeBSD  a number of times before. I am having a hard time burning DVDs right now.

This

# uname -a
FreeBSD  6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 11:05:30 UTC 2007     root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP  i386
# df -m
Filesystem  1M-blocks  Used Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/ad0s2a       290    74   192    28%    /
devfs               0     0     0   100%    /dev
/dev/ad0s2e       387    23   332     7%    /tmp
/dev/ad0s2f     13252 10057  2135    82%    /usr
/dev/ad0s2d       387   110   246    31%    /var
#


just had a crazy desktop meltdown  {:(

I went thru the PC-BSD menu system just fine.. I guess.. unless I somehow clicked the wrong things, but that seemed unlikely.  At the end of it all I had was a black screen onbootup with a little tiny white bar at tht top.

I am currently running my old lap top ASUS, with the above specs.

I made a screenshot.

Reboot didn't help, but oh well. alt-tab will have to do.  Hopefully the new system will be better  {:P
desk-ooze.png

I have found that you just need the first disk and then you can get the rest with your internet connection.  Is that the case?  

I need to look up I think I need to modify /etc/..

/etc/resolv.conf?

pusers                manpath.config          pf.conf                 rc.suspend
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 192.168.0.1
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf.save
nameserver 192.168.1.44

ooh disaster I don't have any internet devices!
p5120097.jpg

I have used Linuxes.  

Is that a suggested solution or is it a suggestion for me to give up on this OS?

Actually, they are totally out to get me, aren't they?  They are telling me to throw my computers out the window and jump off the bridge, aren't they?

I gave up. Running Ubuntu.

My suggestion was that you run PS-BSD and FreeBSD in virtual environment where there is simple network card that is supported by all OS-es out there, because there would be too man problems trying to install OS with unsupported netcard. Yes - Ubuntu is a good choice - free, with rich package collection from vendor. With Ubuntu pay attention to install cpufreq (CPU downclocking when system is idle) and laptop_mode (delaying disk writes so that disk sets to standby most of the time). This way you can achieve about double of Vista's battery life.