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Date:      Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:06:53 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org>
To:        Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Broadcom Nics in Tyan Transport GT24 (B3992)
Message-ID:  <20070118030638.K55095@prime.gushi.org>
In-Reply-To: <006e01c73ad6$7819fd50$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645>
References:  <20070112200126.Q43183@prime.gushi.org><017101c736e6$a5173cd0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645><20070113082709.G57194@prime.gushi.org><004801c73883$36b6a840$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <20070115102728.C57194@prime.gushi.org> <006e01c73ad6$7819fd50$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645>

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On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

> yes, but guess what - FBSD 6.2 is now released, so just install that and
> the updated driver is already in the kernel

You were just waiting to say that weren't you :)

-Dan

> 
> Ted
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org>
> To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 7:27 AM
> Subject: Re: Broadcom Nics in Tyan Transport GT24 (B3992)
> 
> 
> > On Mon, 15 Jan 2007, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> >
> > Is the bge driver enabled by default?
> >
> > -Dan
> >
> > > I don't know what broadcom chip your MB has but the majority of those
> cards
> > > are supported here:
> > >
> > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/
> > >
> > > You should be able to just copy over the 2 files to your
> src/sys/dev/bge/
> > > directory and
> > > recompile your 6.1-release kernel with no problems.  I did.
> > >
> > > Look carefully at the chip on your MB and post the BCM model number on
> it
> > > if this doesen't work.
> > >
> > > Ted
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org>
> > > To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com>
> > > Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:34 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Broadcom Nics in Tyan Transport GT24 (B3992)
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Fri, 12 Jan 2007, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Use the latest Broadcom driver from FreeBSD CVS.  The one included in
> > > 6.1
> > >>> release is buggy.
> > >>
> > >> Which driver is that?  My 6.1 install won't see them at all:
> > >>
> > >> pci4: <PCI bus> on pcib4
> > >> pci4: <network, ethernet> at device 4.0 (no driver attached)
> > >> pci4: <network, ethernet> at device 4.1 (no driver attached)
> > >>
> > >> Also, I'm running 6.1-RELEASE, will the cvs drivers from CURRENT work?
> > >>
> > >> -Dan
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> Ted
> > >>>
> > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org>
> > >>> To: <questions@freebsd.org>
> > >>> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:02 PM
> > >>> Subject: Broadcom Nics in Tyan Transport GT24 (B3992)
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> Hey all, I have a Transport GT24 (B3992 Motherboard), and while it
> has
> > > one
> > >>>> intel nic which works well, I'd like to be able to use the onboard
> > >>>> broadcom network cards.  Is there a known way of making them work?  I
> > > seem
> > >>>> to recall some dealy where you could use a windows driver?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -Dan
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>>
> > >>>> "I love you forever eternally."
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -Connaian Expression
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --------Dan Mahoney--------
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> > >> --
> > >>
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> > >>
> > >> -Michael G. Kessler, referring to my modem online time.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --------Dan Mahoney--------
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> >
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> >
> >
> > --------Dan Mahoney--------
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--------Dan Mahoney--------
Techie,  Sysadmin,  WebGeek
Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC
ICQ: 13735144   AIM: LarpGM
Site:  http://www.gushi.org
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