Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:44:20 -0300 From: "Nenhum_de_Nos" <matheus@eternamente.info> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek integrated nic problem Message-ID: <36bdbdceb6cc95300d91690d1cf3e0e6.squirrel@eternamente.info> In-Reply-To: <20110924111221.GA11624@icarus.home.lan> References: <d6a76212cd5aa52db069f851ec3123f2.squirrel@eternamente.info> <4E7DB740.9070206@rdtc.ru> <20110924111221.GA11624@icarus.home.lan>
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On Sat, September 24, 2011 08:12, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 05:56:00PM +0700, Eugene Grosbein wrote: >> > I have a box using this Realtek nic: >> > >> > re0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x81051019 chip=0x813610ec >> rev=0x05 >> > hdr=0x00 >> > class = network >> > subclass = ethernet >> > >> > but FreeBSD is unable to use it. Its 8.1 pfSense. Newer versions would >> run >> > it ? >> > >> > thanks, >> > >> > matheus >> > >> >> Your card is supported with re(4) driver in 8.2-RELEASE and later >> versions. > > Based on what I can tell his 8.1-based pfSense box detects the card > and binds it to re(4) -- look closely at the first few digits of the > first pciconf line. > > Whether or not the card actually **functions properly** in 8.1 is a > different story altogether. The OP doesn't explain what "unable to use > it" means. My guess: it's probably a revision of card that 8.1 did not > have proper code for. pciconf -lv finds that I sent, but ifconfig won't list the card. it's useless as a nic. is it possible to use if_re from 8.2 in 8.1 ? thanks, matheus > As such, I would strongly suggest running 8.2. If the card doesn't > function correctly in 8.2, there are folks here on the mailing list who > can help with that. > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, US | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP 4BD6C0CB | > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- We will call you cygnus, The God of balance you shall be A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
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