[Pearpc-devel] Re: ncutil bus error (solution/workaround)

[Laurie B. <la...@br...>]

While trying to figure out how to configure networking in OpenDarwin 
7.2.1 using ncutil rather than *nix commands/flat files (as they aren't 
static), I noticed that Darren Woodford had asked about the same problem 
on this list. As I have now figured out how to get this working, I 
thought I'd post the solution/workaround.

Check the output of ifconfig to find out the adapter name (en1 using 
rtl8139, en2 using 3C90x - for me anyway)
Edit /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist using vi 
as root (or sudo)
Change the line "<string>en0</string>" to match the adapter listed by 
ifconfig (eg. "<string>en1</string>")
I also changed both occurences of "Built-in Ethernet" to "PearPC 
Ethernet", but that's just me
You can now use ncutil to configure network settings (see: 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/darwin-x86/2004/Feb/msg00018.html for an 
example)

This should also be applicable for Darwin 7.0.1

I suspect that the "bus error" message is due to the fact that there is 
no en0 adapter (this is just a guess though..)

--
Laurie Bradshaw