From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 4 05:05:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A03D716A4DA for ; Tue, 4 Jul 2006 05:05:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1856143D53 for ; Tue, 4 Jul 2006 05:05:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from coolf89ea26645 (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id k6455Gx93933; Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:05:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Message-ID: <001b01c69f27$7a58f8f0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "William" , "Antony Mawer" References: <000a01c69699$665c1030$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645><002701c6969e$7b4ed180$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645><44A4B603.1070403@mawer.org><44A4BFA3.8090503@mawer.org><20060630072718.GA69997@owl.midgard.homeip.net><44A862F5.80203@mawer.org> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:04:28 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 05:05:30 -0000 Correct, it will not fit - unless you order the PCI-X riser card from HP and replace the PCI-Express riser card that ships with the 320 with the PCI-X riser card. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "William" To: "Antony Mawer" Cc: ; "Ted Mittelstaedt" Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 > Did you guys say the card I've got in another box wont fit into a 320? > > On 03/07/06, Antony Mawer wrote: > > On 29/06/2006 9:27 PM, Erik Trulsson wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 07:56:00AM +0100, William wrote: > > >> Antony, > > >> > > >> I've got an Intel card in production already on a homebrew box, the > > >> code is INTEL-PWLA8492MT and description is "Intel Dual Port Server > > >> Adapter 10/100/1000". Any idea if that will do? > > > > > > That is a PRO/1000 MT card, which is a PCI-X adapter and is supported > > > by the standard em(4) driver in FreeBSD 6.x, > > > > > > The PRO/1000 PT mentioned below is a PCI-Express adapter and is not > > > supported by the standard driver in 6.x, but (as mentioned) should > > > be supported by the driver available from Intel. > > > > If you wish to utilise the PCI Express expansion slots by using a > > Pro/1000 PT network adapter, the procedure to follow might be something > > like be this: > > > > 1. Install 6.1-RELEASE from CD, being sure to install the kernel source > > 2. Obtain the latest Intel driver for FreeBSD 6.x (if it is still not > > available on the website, email me and I will send it to you) > > 3. Burn the driver onto a CD or other media and copy it onto the server > > 4. Extract the driver source, and copy the if_em* files across into > > /usr/src/sys/dev/em/ > > 5. Build a new kernel (GENERIC will suffice) which will utilise the new > > driver source (cd /usr/src && make buildkernel) > > 6. Install the kernel and reboot (make installkernel) > > > > You should now have a working network with your Pro/1000 PT... > > > > Regards > > Antony > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >