Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 09:28:55 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Patrick Whalen <patrickwhalen@mac.com> Subject: Re: NIC Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208280927540.21311-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <002f01c24e50$015d09e0$32040101@hume>
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On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Charles Pelletier wrote: > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:01:44 -0500 > From: Charles Pelletier <fozekizer@attbi.com> > To: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com>, > Patrick Whalen <patrickwhalen@mac.com> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: NIC > > when you finish the sysinstall work, at the rebooting, you should be able to > see the list of the devices that ARE actually on your system. just read > carefully or do a dmesg | more and scroll down the list. > > --charlie pelletier > --litmus(mp3.com/litmus) Also, make sure 'PnP' is turned *off* in your BIOS - when PnP is turned on, weird things happen with 4.6, like not recognizing PCI devices.. Sorry for the mid-post, this is getting long. JB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick Whalen" <patrickwhalen@mac.com> > To: "John Bleichert" <syborg@stny.rr.com> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:46 PM > Subject: Re: NIC > > > > On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 11:11 PM, John Bleichert wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Patrick Whalen wrote: > > > > > >> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:28:43 -0500 > > >> From: Patrick Whalen <patrickwhalen@mac.com> > > >> To: Charles Pelletier <fozekizer@attbi.com> > > >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > >> Subject: Re: NIC > > >> > > >> Thanks for the reply. If there is a more appropriate place for this > > >> type of question, please let me know. > > >> > > >> The google search just turned up various copies of the Hardware > > >> Release > > >> Notes for freebsd. > > >> > > >> I found this document linked to aue(4) when going the Hardware Notes: > > >> > > >> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/ > > >> man.cgi?query=aue&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-RELEASE > > >> > > >> This document says that the driver is for a USB ethernet adapters. > > >> Mine > > >> is a pci card with an RJ-45 port. Any idea why this would be? > > >> > > >> I did find a driver download from speedstream.com, but I would not > > >> know > > >> how to determine which is the correct driver for FreeBSD. Furthermore, > > >> I would not know where or how to install it. > > >> > > >> Working with unix, will I typically find drivers supplied by a > > >> hardware > > >> manufacturer, or are they more often built by other means? > > >> > > >> Thanks for your help. > > >> > > >> patrick > > >> > > > <snip> > > > > > > Normally the drivers come with the system kernel source code. Rarely, > > > with > > > the exception of nVidia and a tulip NIC driver > > > from Linksys a looooong time ago, have I gotten drivers from a > > > manufacturer. Now, some drivers in the source may have been > > > contributed by > > > manufacturers, I can't speak to that. > > > > > > You've hit a problem lots of us have at one time or another - trying to > > > load 'something else' on an old PC built specifically for windows and > > > finding a rare piece of hardware that doesnt exist outside the Windows > > > world. > > > > > > Get a new, common NIC - they're cheap :-) > > > > > > JB > > > > > > PS: and please bottom-post. > > > > > >> > > >> On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 09:44 PM, Charles Pelletier wrote: > > >> > > >>> bsdnet calls it the aue(4) driver. just do a google search for your > > >>> card AND > > >>> freebsd. that'll help. > > >>> > > >>> --charlie pelletier > > >>> --litmus(mp3.com/litmus) > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: "Patrick Whalen" <patrickwhalen@mac.com> > > >>> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:57 PM > > >>> Subject: NIC > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> I am a macintosh user who has been drawn into FreeBSD because of Mac > > >>>> OS > > >>>> X. I've just completed my first installation of 4.6.2 on an older > > >>>> Compaq Presario. > > >>>> > > >>>> Everything has gone well, except that I can't seem to get my network > > >>>> card to work. It is a Siemens SpeedStream 1020. How do I know which > > >>>> driver to choose when configuring the kernel at the very beginning > > >>>> of > > >>>> installation? If the proper driver is not listed, then how do I > > >>>> install > > >>>> one? > > >>>> > > >>>> This NIC is listed as compatible, so it should work. > > >>>> > > >>>> I appreciate any help > > >>>> > > >>>> thanks, > > >>>> patrick > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >>>> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > >> > > > > > > > > > # John Bleichert > > > # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > The NIC that I have is actually new. I bought it specifically because > > it was listed in the Hardware Notes. > > > > When I install, or boot -c, I get a list of 6 drivers from which to > > choose. None of them stand out as the correct one. At first, it shows 7 > > conflicts. If I get rid of all of them, and then later on go into the > > Networking configuration, the card shows up as an unidentified device, > > or something to that effect. If I choose an arbitrary driver, either > > nothing will show up under Networking, or I will get something like > > faith0. > > > > Should I need to choose a driver, or is it automatic? Is there > > something else that I'm missing? Is there anything specific which I > > should look for when I type 'ifconfig'? > > > > thanks, > > patrick > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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