From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 4 06:05:33 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 D524F16A4EB for ; Tue, 4 Jul 2006 06:05:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from willay@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.173]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAB1143D4C for ; Tue, 4 Jul 2006 06:05:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from willay@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id m3so1872269uge for ; Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:05:31 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=hDXH5bZVW0KMJ9EoOFWMHtOsngGT1+JkBdrVMYgRATP5zoOmDO6P8CuSVQi/LiJR4L3zSH6Kjfffd5tI/tHgZ7AM+H007adBkJyQuMgkeaEAsGud2RjEvQRqBqjXVIsXJbZl8PyEPsmhA1p7vDsbjNXFlZ8vwNoO6r3zsQ9xYVI= Received: by 10.67.93.7 with SMTP id v7mr6443101ugl; Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:05:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.67.29.5 with HTTP; Mon, 3 Jul 2006 23:05:30 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 07:05:30 +0100 From: William To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" In-Reply-To: <001b01c69f27$7a58f8f0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <002701c6969e$7b4ed180$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <44A4B603.1070403@mawer.org> <44A4BFA3.8090503@mawer.org> <20060630072718.GA69997@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <44A862F5.80203@mawer.org> <001b01c69f27$7a58f8f0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> Cc: Antony Mawer , 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 06:05:34 -0000 Ok, I think its best I just order a Intel MT card with the low profile PCI-X adapter instead of flapping about with these riser cards and then just use 6-stable. All getting quite confusing. On 04/07/06, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > 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" > > > >