Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:48:58 +0900 From: Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> To: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Giuseppe Pagnoni <gpagnoni@gmail.com>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: LG combo drive and Attansic Technology ethernet card on Asus P5Q Pro Message-ID: <20081004064858.GE76137@cdnetworks.co.kr> In-Reply-To: <20081003105828.GA27057@icarus.home.lan> References: <92056ebc0810020932w680c593er585dd865ef8af538@mail.gmail.com> <20081002231848.GA13467@icarus.home.lan> <20081003082257.GC71518@cdnetworks.co.kr> <20081003105828.GA27057@icarus.home.lan>
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On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 03:58:28AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 05:22:57PM +0900, Pyun YongHyeon wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 04:18:48PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 06:32:20PM +0200, Giuseppe Pagnoni wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > On an unrelated topic, does anybody know whether the network card > > > > Attansic Technology on Asus P5Q Pro motherboard is compatible with > > > > FreeBSD? > > > > > > Asus was somewhat vague as to what model of Attansic/Atheros IC they > > > used on the P5Q series. I have one of these boards, so I can assure > > > you it's an Attansic L1E. It's sometimes referred to as an Atheros > > > AR8121, AR8113, or AR8114. > > > > > > FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE has support for this NIC; age(4) is the driver. > > > 7.0 will very likely not support this NIC. > > > > > > > If the controller is AR8121/AR8113 PCI-E adapters(also known as > > L1E) there is no working driver for FreeBSD. Because the controller > > is quite different from its predecessor L1, new driver should be > > written for the controller. > > It's not feasible for me to write the driver until I can actually > > access the hardware. :-( > > Wow, I was under the impression the L1 and the L1E were identical, > except that the L1E was PCI Express-based vs. PCI-based. > > The Attansic L1E stuff is becoming more and more common here on > motherboards in the States. > Correct. Newer Eee PC also seems to have the controller. > Yong-Hyeon, I can get you a P5Q SE motherboard and send it your way > (with CPU + memory as well, if need be), if you'd like. > Yeah, that would make me write a driver for L1E and I'm willing to do that. I greatly appreciate your support. -- Regards, Pyun YongHyeon
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