From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 8 16:12:30 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2BA8106566C for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:12:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ericd@free.fr) Received: from meteor.synten.com (ns4.synten.com [193.47.141.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 526B58FC08 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:12:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ericd@free.fr) Received: from PCdeEricDHEM (LRouen-151-73-20-55.w80-13.abo.wanadoo.fr [80.13.51.55]) by meteor.synten.com (8.13.2/8.13.2) with SMTP id n58GCNib010019; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:12:23 +0200 Message-ID: <963E46D314FF43B29DA5F02F6CFEE7EF@PCdeEricDHEM> From: "Eric" To: "Carlos Pardo" , References: <7758B5F61AA742B1B52EB2682F090282@PCdeEricDHEM> In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:12:21 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18005 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18005 X-SYNTEN-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-SYNTEN-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-SYNTEN-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=2.249, requis 10, AWL 0.10, BAYES_50 0.00, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL 2.05, SYNTEN_SPAMB_UNSUBSRIBECN 0.10) X-SYNTEN-MailScanner-SpamScore: ss X-SYNTEN-MailScanner-From: ericd@free.fr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Subject: Re: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:12:31 -0000 Thanks for your answer Carlos. I try to do same but still doesn't have network after hot reboot and still have message: bce0: /usr/src/sys/modules/bce/../../dev/bce/if_bce.c(1386); Unable to write CTX.... Here is what I do : - get back source from dvd - Remove MII and bce from my kernel configuration file - make new kernel (make buildkernel) - install new kernel ( make installkernel) - add yes to if_bce on loader.conf - do make then make install on "/usr/src/sys/modules/bce" halt system; shutdown power; boot=> ok Reboot => unable to wriet ctx.... ;=( Any Idea of what to do to make it work? My config is : DELL R710 with Freebsd 7.2 AMD64 Release. Thanks for your help. Eric. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Pardo" To: "Eric" ; Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 8:09 PM Subject: RE: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell Eric, We made the driver a loadable module and it seems to work. It is a temporary workaround. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Eric Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 3:32 AM To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell I mean : I have a dell R710 with four : bce: To: Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 12:19 PM Subject: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell Hi, Does any one find solution to this problem as we have same, try a proposed patch but still have problem? Regards, Eric. _______________________________________________ freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-drivers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-drivers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-drivers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-drivers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 8 18:17:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A19C106566B for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:17:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from delphij@delphij.net) Received: from tarsier.delphij.net (delphij-pt.tunnel.tserv2.fmt.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f03:2c9::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BF668FC17 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:17:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from delphij@delphij.net) Received: from tarsier.geekcn.org (tarsier.geekcn.org [211.166.10.233]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by tarsier.delphij.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5631F5C025 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:17:41 +0800 (CST) Received: from localhost (tarsier.geekcn.org [211.166.10.233]) by tarsier.geekcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2249E55CDB8B; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:17:41 +0800 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at geekcn.org Received: from tarsier.geekcn.org ([211.166.10.233]) by localhost (mail.geekcn.org [211.166.10.233]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Mwt85lpqJ3+O; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:16:50 +0800 (CST) Received: from charlie.delphij.net (adsl-76-237-33-62.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net [76.237.33.62]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by tarsier.geekcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DAE6F55CDB8A; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 02:16:38 +0800 (CST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=default; d=delphij.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:organization:user-agent: mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to: x-enigmail-version:openpgp:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=wbSDOFNXH8BXXY1qmek13nHIQlnXKOgcHSEbIGU0r162dA3ntMgl8I4Mdqd3mk+Ap mVjYQjcuFMs8WpxX7AIKg== Message-ID: <4A2D5575.4070901@delphij.net> Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:16:21 -0700 From: Xin LI Organization: The FreeBSD Project User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090408) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Eric References: <7758B5F61AA742B1B52EB2682F090282@PCdeEricDHEM> <963E46D314FF43B29DA5F02F6CFEE7EF@PCdeEricDHEM> In-Reply-To: <963E46D314FF43B29DA5F02F6CFEE7EF@PCdeEricDHEM> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 OpenPGP: id=18EDEBA0; url=http://www.delphij.net/delphij.asc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: d@delphij.net List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:17:42 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric wrote: > Does any one find solution to this problem as we have same, try a > proposed > patch but still have problem? Did you tried my driver backport or the latest 7-STABLE? http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2009-June/050489.html Note that if you may have to rebuild the kernel if your miibus and/or bce is compiled into kernel which is the usual case. Cheers, - -- Xin LI http://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkotVXUACgkQi+vbBBjt66BUHgCeJa1J/N75nE2p3mVLdslpP1en wR8An09WcVBXoGNCtEsUjNsNRRrH7SvN =etha -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 9 10:17:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4CE31065673 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:17:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ericd@free.fr) Received: from meteor.synten.com (ns4.synten.com [193.47.141.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69DED8FC19 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:17:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ericd@free.fr) Received: from PCdeEricDHEM (LRouen-151-73-20-55.w80-13.abo.wanadoo.fr [80.13.51.55]) by meteor.synten.com (8.13.2/8.13.2) with SMTP id n59AF0JP010226; Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:15:01 +0200 Message-ID: From: "Eric" To: References: <7758B5F61AA742B1B52EB2682F090282@PCdeEricDHEM> <963E46D314FF43B29DA5F02F6CFEE7EF@PCdeEricDHEM> <4A2D5575.4070901@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <4A2D5575.4070901@delphij.net> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:14:55 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18005 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18005 X-SYNTEN-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-SYNTEN-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-SYNTEN-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=0.897, requis 10, AWL 1.45, BAYES_00 -2.60, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL 2.05) X-SYNTEN-MailScanner-From: ericd@free.fr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:17:47 -0000 Yes, I try as a module or as static but unfortunatly with same result. ;=( I also try to change all settings on bios or on managment firmware of the nic but same result. ;=( I try to run Dos diagnostic software to disable the managment firmware but as I'm on AMD64 I can't run dos emulator "doscmd" and server is now on a far datacenter... ;=( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Xin LI" To: "Eric" Cc: "Carlos Pardo" ; Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:16 PM Subject: Re: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Eric wrote: >> Does any one find solution to this problem as we have same, try a >> proposed >> patch but still have problem? > > Did you tried my driver backport or the latest 7-STABLE? > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2009-June/050489.html > > Note that if you may have to rebuild the kernel if your miibus and/or > bce is compiled into kernel which is the usual case. > > Cheers, > - -- > Xin LI http://www.delphij.net/ > FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkotVXUACgkQi+vbBBjt66BUHgCeJa1J/N75nE2p3mVLdslpP1en > wR8An09WcVBXoGNCtEsUjNsNRRrH7SvN > =etha > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 10 10:38:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0547C1065677 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:38:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bo.coopci@i-waihui.com) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA2398FC1E for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:38:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bo.coopci@i-waihui.com) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id m38so210218waf.27 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:38:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.74.18 with SMTP id w18mr1789806waa.167.1244628434481; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:07:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?10.217.15.144? ([61.135.152.194]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l27sm8579271waf.55.2009.06.10.03.07.12 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:07:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4A2F85CE.3030306@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:07:10 +0800 From: cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GB2312 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: how to write a block driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:38:51 -0000 There are a lot of examples about how to write a charactor device, I didn't find one about block device( or in moden word, a disk device? ) Is there a tutorial about it? From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 10 12:35:30 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36BB7106566C for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unixmania@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f214.google.com (mail-bw0-f214.google.com [209.85.218.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B61ED8FC08 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unixmania@gmail.com) Received: by bwz10 with SMTP id 10so74112bwz.43 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:35:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=7zExYtcPNLiD3wTd55NmW/v25mc+zJOaSYFvhdwFGQ0=; b=hlncXuyqk7PieHDDdj1GljglsVp4PnUjnulPTE7HppA89BPCknoCdxIbfuliYfteNp OjkPV9n7l5MhM8qGyRJCLLcNMv3xJmM35NbfcEFgns3qcHY2Spfd67ggiOy54lcPRCXk 6KHRMuv+PHMgpWvaJsC7jipWvL+EF6X7nax2A= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=CdMltTd6IHogruhPu2Q5L3kx39LKdr/C3nvtI8+EXXnJkYTbHCZSUSaBc2LZ3bQQSt wt1ahzca1WCXDOaWCDmWIQOTH3KwL2LJSzIHpv0KOw+AysGPDUdCjOlNf3F4NfT6PB1R tgILtadhoTkY9QOS1t/yhQ2T1q9xUSifVZwuE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.151.15 with SMTP id p15mr100587hbb.139.1244635494935; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:04:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A2F85CE.3030306@gmail.com> References: <4A2F85CE.3030306@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:04:54 -0300 Message-ID: From: "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" To: cooper Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to write a block driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:30 -0000 2009/6/10 cooper : > There are a lot of examples about how to write a charactor device, I > didn't find one about block device( or in moden word, a disk device? ) > Is there a tutorial about it? There are no block devices in FreeBSD since a long time ago: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics-block.html -- My preferred quotation of Robert Louis Stevenson is "You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs". Not because I like the omelettes, but because I like the sound of eggs being broken. From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 11 20:17:14 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 955DA1065672 for ; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:17:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dejamuse@yahoo.com) Received: from web62507.mail.re1.yahoo.com (web62507.mail.re1.yahoo.com [69.147.75.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3BCB18FC1A for ; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:17:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dejamuse@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 81481 invoked by uid 60001); 11 Jun 2009 19:50:33 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1244749833; bh=vKq6369AGYDdqctNAtkIeuQnp9qfI9fstDoPGI/wRqc=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=k+8bOImnVFvVknCliuf5eHcw+1RwwH7unm9i8QJ9O6oUZBAOQ0wxtHuTn//iFJKLlLXTz45g+vFZnG7pWMrCuLEYNfWQrt1nHTHDXuxCcNPqtsbZndkCWnO3QfDgvqWi/3RtXHUtZZ5uaVDZmm+9vrcMDCCq9ZPr+rTwc6qJUAU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=CqY7t1XlYxlUCAoV2urknk6uXNu66onuJq48X3CjRb0n33CRI1r/tV8WB1fPgIxBtn0GED3/QT6GmVG0THTkgvSRN/xmCdints4vPHAAA1ngrHtBVO7vC0R7gr+EcE+IhjGlAewTXDVFBIZkCS9v6JwfU7yst/wfG3DqD5Layg0=; Message-ID: <708306.80677.qm@web62507.mail.re1.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: WEQRhAAVM1kFgJfo0mQTbYkr.6ho1afJmirQK6F9N4Az9nPSF7ADrb14845jODKgZOLf2TLwiiYseOUNndewtYctnCb3TRYd1xpdT__xSidS.9Mi_y6PeqPyUCUYILYYuw66LQFuM6yvGZCX1BSiMtaMy8hrdTSGIunM26eVeiKlZLI_ci6QoWihSEq.N15m.5gpEFbwIxo0hNPJ8fUCIEpD3Wnrc6WUfjhDTCpZ_yEL56p5.BmWhLuoVohGWJfsvbu33gwnHPpi9Bm_rN_3VClk3zTV_7omQ3YuYNjdNH2X53ICBJc- Received: from [71.235.64.239] by web62507.mail.re1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:50:33 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/5.4.12 YahooMailWebService/0.7.289.15 Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:50:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Realtek 8111C LAN chip status? X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:17:14 -0000 Hi, I would like to use the Asus P6T motherboard with PCBSD (FBSD 7.2) but not = sure if the LAN device is supported.=A0 According to the MAN page for the r= e(4) driver it's not.=A0 The P6T has a Realtek 8111C chip.=A0=20 The re(4) MAN page lists a similar device, the 8111S but I'm not sure if th= at covers the C device too. I Googled around and found some information that suggested the 7.2 release = does support the C chip but it's not completely clear. Is the MAN page just out of date and the Realtek 8111C LAN chip is supporte= d? If not, how can I fix this short of buying another NIC card? Tnx, Jeff =0A=0A=0A From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 12 01:01:48 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A078106564A for ; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:01:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57CED8FC0C for ; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:01:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l9so86324rvb.3 for ; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:01:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:from:date:to:cc :subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=SRrT7vjT8SV8f5yR0osI6isBXCblb1nhDh1KDoGlE6g=; b=ia/S/e+3SE7XELB/S1f6mPOQmTbjW0Qwpy1YIqKQkeOGQzgETXX1k5IFq69QwqtTYi i0fAqBIyIqR5TsNhfMqAN2Rwh9YmPUcF/4JU0TTFe+xrUzjXo9p1acZObRYlQoxM/lcw /iVALTA/YXSc1/0G/iK7E1pRXULI9ei13Jna0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:date:to:cc:subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=xBXbuprerIUHwpOJejt2SEFGehhmyXqcdGu6ku0RHMXDM+vhPdqSnG1Vzw6/Bv2pLz BmogRzAxeU6tDHs57yBtVOk4vSH7PqZYFLQL+6ixDy5DW1CuTscUYJ9lip6T5EzuqKhD 30IhWkjj8cBaCnJwEpNJgLgV6ZCy6qNgdLfg8= Received: by 10.141.2.18 with SMTP id e18mr2409939rvi.140.1244766928744; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from michelle.cdnetworks.co.kr ([114.111.62.249]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g22sm2011094rvb.26.2009.06.11.17.35.26 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by michelle.cdnetworks.co.kr (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:38:09 +0900 From: Pyun YongHyeon Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:38:09 +0900 To: Jeff Message-ID: <20090612003809.GA72855@michelle.cdnetworks.co.kr> References: <708306.80677.qm@web62507.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <708306.80677.qm@web62507.mail.re1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek 8111C LAN chip status? X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: pyunyh@gmail.com List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:01:48 -0000 On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 12:50:33PM -0700, Jeff wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to use the Asus P6T motherboard with PCBSD (FBSD 7.2) but not sure if the LAN device is supported.? According to the MAN page for the re(4) driver it's not.? The P6T has a Realtek 8111C chip.? > > The re(4) MAN page lists a similar device, the 8111S but I'm not sure if that covers the C device too. > > I Googled around and found some information that suggested the 7.2 release does support the C chip but it's not completely clear. > > Is the MAN page just out of date and the Realtek 8111C LAN chip is supported? > I guess man page needs more cleanups for newer controllers. Your RTL8111C controller should work out of the box with 7.2-RELEASE. > If not, how can I fix this short of buying another NIC card? > > Tnx, Jeff