Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:56:21 +0100 (CET) From: cs@wa-sp.com To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Dell XPS 1530 - Network card issue - Marvell 88E8040 Message-ID: <62193.81.235.28.80.1200930981.squirrel@webmail01.one.com>
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Hi, It appears as if the Marvell 88E8040 is not yet supported by FreeBSD and specifically the msk(4) driver. I would just like to know if there are any plans on adding support for the above mentioned NIC. Normally I wouldn't even bother asking, and just shrug and say, tough luck they don't support it... next distribution. Thing is, I really, really like FreeBSD. I'm kind of a GNU/Linux guy, but I've never managed to settle for a distribution and have moved from one to another, never quite finding something that works with me, and not against me. Then I tried FreeBSD, actually I just read much of the available documentation and I was "converted". _THIS_ is how documentation should be written; clear, concise, to the point and most of all, USEFUL! Thank you! So, my point is that I really want this to work out. I'm willing to give as much time as necessary to get this driver working. Whether it's just a little Device_ID change in the source, I don't know. However, if anyone is up for helping me getting this to work, I'll provide whatever information I can. Many thanks, and keep up the fantastic work on the FreeBSD operating system. Regards, Christoffer Strömblad PS: I've tried 7.0-RC1 and FreeBSD 6.3, no luck.
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