Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:03:59 +0300 From: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" <almarrie@gmail.com> To: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com> Cc: jfv@freebsd.org, Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes Message-ID: <499c70c0709210903w51ee0f88veed0a6ab8d781257@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2a41acea0709202322p5241bde5l7baec78fd13a4c71@mail.gmail.com> References: <200709201818.04408.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <2a41acea0709200932j19cb4290qfd766d6c2d0dc995@mail.gmail.com> <200709211308.43424.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <2a41acea0709202322p5241bde5l7baec78fd13a4c71@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/21/07, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9/20/07, Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: > > > > Failing that.. Any idea how hard it would be to add the ID for this > > > > controller to the driver in 6.2? (ie does it need magic not present > > > > in the driver) > > > > > > Yes, I suppose its getting to be time to MFC, I had avoided it > > > because everyone was so happy and quiet :) One thing I was waiting on > > > was for the TSO code to get MFC'ed first, that would make it possible > > > to get all the features from HEAD. > > > > Understood. > > > > > Andre, any cycles to get to that soon? > > > > > > What you will be able to do shortly is download the new driver from > > > Intel, version 6.6.6 (LOL, really :), it has the nice feature of > > > > Heh, I look forward to testing Satan's own ethernet driver.. :) > > > > > being compilable for either 7 or 6. I just don't think its hit the > > > website quite yet, any day now. I have been real busy, but I will > > > begin the work to do an MFC. > > > > I had a look but I couldn't find any link to even an old driver (from > > the page mentioned in the README in /usr/src/sys/dev/em) - can you give > > me a hint where I'd find something? > > http://downloadfinder.intel.com > > Then on the side menu pick network connectivity, then server adapter, > and select an adapter, it shouldnt matter which. Once at that page > there is a pulldown for OS, select FreeBSD and tada... > > I just looked however and the latest on there is from the last release, > 6.5.6 which is only for 7. E1000 was not the real focus of this > release, the new Oplin 10G was, however as I said, 6.6.6 has the > nice feature of compiling on both OS versions, and it has the support > you need. > > Just give them a week and I think it will be there, maybe I can take > a break from my other work and get to the MFC. > > Jack I would like to see it in STABLE too. -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/
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