Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:07 GMT From: "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel@gmail.com> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/123889: Intel Gigabit Interfaces lost by Update 7.0-> STABLE Message-ID: <200805221100.m4MB07uL077767@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR amd64/123889; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel@gmail.com> To: "Michael Fuckner" <michael@fuckner.net> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64/123889: Intel Gigabit Interfaces lost by Update 7.0-> STABLE Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 05:59:05 -0500 On 5/22/08, Michael Fuckner <michael@fuckner.net> wrote: > 7.0-RELEASE supports Intels 82575-based Gigabit Chips with em driver. 7.0-STABLE should use igb driver, but this is not activated in GENERIC. So after updating you lose you network interfaces. > > >Fix: > insert following line into GENERIC: > device igb # Intel 82575-based Gigabit Ethernet > > You don't need to add igb to GENERIC to get the network interface back, just add: if_igb_load="YES" to /boot/loader.conf. Scot
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