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      billm
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      FWIW, it's probably because we don't enable the oltr(4) driver:
      http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=oltr&sektion=4&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE
      in our kernel.  I don't see much use for it in general in our tree though - it's outdated hardware and it's not worth putting a driver that maybe one person on this planet might use in the tree.  I'd suggest pulling down the dev iso and rolling your own - the build process is relatively simple and all you need to do is add the driver to the kernel config.  Or get a token ring -> ethernet translational bridge from Olicom (er eBay - hell I can probably dig a few out of the scrap pile at work sigh).

      –Bill

      pfSense core developer
      blog - http://www.ucsecurity.com/
      twitter - billmarquette

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        trout
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        @billm:

        I'd suggest pulling down the dev iso and rolling your own - the build process is relatively simple and all you need to do is add the driver to the kernel config.  Or get a token ring -> ethernet translational bridge from Olicom (er eBay - hell I can probably dig a few out of the scrap pile at work sigh).

        –Bill

        Can you give me the brief howto on that …
          ... do you mean down load the dev tar or just modify an install of rc1

        Might just take you up on the bridge offer.

        Thanks

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          sullrich
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          1. Download the developer ISO
          2. Load the developer iso and then login to console
          3. Wait for the developer bootstrap process to finish
          3. Edit /home/pfsense/tools/builder_scripts/conf/pfSense.6 and add the device
          5. cd /home/pfsense/tools/builder_scripts/
          6. ./build_iso.sh

          Wait for it to finish and then you will see an ISO (it will tell you the location).

          Please keep in mind this is unsupported territory you are in.

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            Numbski
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            But it's gloriously FUN unsupported territory. :D

            Really.  This will get your foot into the burgening token-ring marketplace.  It's about to boom I tell ya.  ;D

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              trout
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              Yeah legacy is a drag.  Beats mass conversion ( $$$ and headache ) Sure Cobol programmers feel the same way.  It nice to be able to make the transition tranparent.

              Don't like it either, but it sure goes a long way when you can say "no problem can do that" to the people with the money.

              With a poor attitude open source can leave a bad taste in Power that be.  Open source is about just making it work, and work well.  With the added bonus of not spending an arm and a leg.

              On to real stuff …..

              the script that graps the CVS file for pfSense inside of build_iso.sh just fails really not much information

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                sullrich
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                The Freesbie server is currently offline.  This data is needed to build a CD.

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                  trout
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                  Ok, thanks

                  .. ETA … is there big problem or just routine up when u done?

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                    sullrich
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                    Not sure what the problem is.  I don't admin their server.

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                      trout
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                      @sullrich:

                      1. Download the developer ISO
                      2. Load the developer iso and then login to console
                      3. Wait for the developer bootstrap process to finish
                      3. Edit /home/pfsense/tools/builder_scripts/conf/pfSense.6 and add the device
                      5. cd /home/pfsense/tools/builder_scripts/
                      6. ./build_iso.sh

                      Wait for it to finish and then you will see an ISO (it will tell you the location).

                      Please keep in mind this is unsupported territory you are in.

                      I know this is unsupported but could I get a little assistance so I can learn how this works …

                      I did as above, but update_cvs_depot function from inside build_iso.sh
                      complained
                      "move away pfSense/RELENG_1; it is in the way.
                      so I did some digging
                      added export SKIP_CHECKOUT=yes
                      and    export SKIP_RSYNC=yes
                      to my pfsense_local.sh

                      but it still tries to get CVS files

                      ... so I commented out the call  ( cvs is not important to me this point )

                      ... so now when freebsd build is running I notice that it complained about not having
                      bsdinstaller
                      cpdup
                      lua
                      lighttpd

                      how do you get the these packages into the build process ????

                      thanks .......... ahead of time

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                        Numbski
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                        Skip checkout and skip rsync?

                        You should probably allow one of those to run.  I'd leave the checkout in there and set rsh=ssh.

                        That's the FreeBSD admin in me talking and not a pfSense dev, so YMMV. :)

                        Side note, I have a Token Ring Jetdirect card for a color laserjet sitting here that mistakenly shipped with my printer.  Have a use for it? :D

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