Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:04:26 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Idar Tollefsen <idart@performancedesign.no> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual port Intel PRO/1000MT - will it work? Message-ID: <20040708180426.GA69048@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <40E8100D.6040609@performancedesign.no> References: <40E8100D.6040609@performancedesign.no>
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On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 04:11:25PM +0200, Idar Tollefsen wrote: > Hello, > > I was going over the hardware notes for FreeBSD/Alpha (4.10) looking for > supported gigabit NICs. I was looking to install a dual port card. I > found that the dual port Intel PRO/1000MT might fit. But there are two > things I wanted to check first; > > The dual port Intel PRO/1000MT is, according to Intel's tech. specs., > based on the 82546 controller chip. The hardware notes says the em(4) > driver supports the 82546EB, but the manual pages for the em driver says > just 82546. What's the significance of 'EB' postfix in the hardware notes? > > Also, just to verify that I'm reading the hardware notes right, it says > the em(4) driver is supported by Intel, but only on i386. I read this as > meaning that the driver works on Alpha, but I can't call Intel for > support. Right? AFAIK you cannot call Intel for support on i386 either.. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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