Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 20:36:26 +0900 From: Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> To: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: CFT: sf(4) Message-ID: <20080103113626.GF31644@cdnetworks.co.kr> In-Reply-To: <477CC121.1040805@FreeBSD.org> References: <20080102033939.GB27551@cdnetworks.co.kr> <477CC121.1040805@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 11:04:01AM +0000, Bruce M. Simpson wrote: > Pyun YongHyeon wrote: > > - AIC-6915 supports Rx/Tx checksum offload as well as hardware VLAN > > tag insertion/stripping if firmware is loaded into frame > > processor. Unfortunately the firmware is not available under BSD > > license so these additional hardware accelerations are not > > available yet on FreeBSD. :-( > > > > I think I might still have one of these cards lying around, though free > time, as always, is scant. > > Have you tried contacting Adaptec about the licensing issue? These cards > are several years old, it seems to me they should be willing to license > the firmware. > I tried to contact the vendor to get e-mail support but I couldn't find who is responsible for this issue. The vendor's website requires a TSID(Technical Support Identification) number which is not available to me. Linux seems to have GPL v2 licensed firmware from Adaptec. > cheers > BMS -- Regards, Pyun YongHyeon
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