From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 10:50:42 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED1A416A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:50:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from amber.aeternal.net (amber.in.markiza.sk [195.146.148.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A747643D3F for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:50:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from corwin@aeternal.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by amber.aeternal.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B912A54E0 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 19:51:25 +0100 (CET) From: Martin Hudec To: Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 19:51:23 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <006c01c3c4cd$2b59c8b0$95c0000a@comdominio.com.br> In-Reply-To: <006c01c3c4cd$2b59c8b0$95c0000a@comdominio.com.br> X-Copyright: (C) 2003 Martin Hudec X-Operating-System: FreeBSD amber.aeternal.net 4.9-RELEASE MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200312171951.23186.corwin@aeternal.net> Subject: Re: VIA VT6105 Rhine III on FreeBSD 4.9 Release X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:50:43 -0000 Hi there, this network card is able to work with 4.9 release, as they say in hardware compatibility list: VIA Technologies VT3043 ``Rhine I'', VT86C100A ``Rhine II'', and VT6105/ VT6105M ``Rhine III'' Fast Ethernet NICs ( vr(4) driver) Maybe your kernel is not configured for this card (GENERIC kernel misses a lot of stuff :)) This card requires these devices in kernel: device miibus device vr Take a look into /usr/src/sys/i386/conf, there is a file named GENERIC which holds configuration of your kernel. Try to look for those devices inside. cheers, M. On Wednesday 17 December 2003 19:37, Fabricio Carboni (terra) wrote: > I have the freebsd 4.9 release on CD and the VIA VT6105 Rhine III card > doesn't recognized automatically by system. However,when I install freebsd > 5.1 release, the vr0 card appears normally and it stay up without any > problem. -- : :. kind regards :.. Martin Hudec :.: :.: =w= http://www.aeternal.net :.: =m= +421.907.303393 :.: =@= corwin@aeternal.net :.: :.: "When you want something, all the universe :.: conspires in helping you to achieve it." :.: - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)