From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 12 21:37:07 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8063416A41F for ; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:37:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thebluesgnr@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay20-f3.bay20.hotmail.com [64.4.54.92]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06C2243D53 for ; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:37:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thebluesgnr@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:37:06 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 201.1.184.167 by by20fd.bay20.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:37:06 GMT X-Originating-IP: [201.1.184.167] X-Originating-Email: [thebluesgnr@hotmail.com] X-Sender: thebluesgnr@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20050912194026.GA63524@xor.obsecurity.org> From: "theblues gnr" To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:37:06 -0300 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Sep 2005 21:37:06.0882 (UTC) FILETIME=[1F7EC220:01C5B7E2] Subject: Re: Compiling modules statically X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:37:07 -0000 First of all, thank you for your reply. Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 04:34:15PM -0300, theblues gnr wrote: > > Hello everyone! > > > > I'm having trouble setting up networking on the ABIT AV8 motherboard >using > > the onboard NIC. From: > > http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/amd64/motherboards.html > > > > "On-board ethernet controller (vge(4)) does not work unless statically > > compiled into kernel." > > > > I do know how to compile a kernel (from the Handbook) but I do not know >how > > to compile a module statically. Could anyone please point me to the >right > > documentation on doing that? > >It means "do not use a (dynamic) module, compile the driver into your >(static) kernel." > >Kris I didn't word my problem correctly; what I wanted to know is how to compile the driver statically. When I follow the instructions on building a custom kernel the vge driver gets built as a module. Thank you, _________________________________________________________________ Chegou o que faltava: MSN Acesso Grátis. Instale Já! http://www.msn.com.br/discador