Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:51:59 +0100 From: William <willay@gmail.com> To: "Antony Mawer" <fbsd-questions@mawer.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 Message-ID: <a24358fb0606300051m281b6c04y554ca85a48493785@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44A4D20C.9040307@mawer.org> References: <a24358fb0605050239y1550f5d1o6bc461b4d3cc9472@mail.gmail.com> <a24358fb0606210116q3f019acdm40fb10224fd433b8@mail.gmail.com> <000a01c69699$665c1030$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <a24358fb0606230108r7e7a3fa3l4909cec6da8a2792@mail.gmail.com> <002701c6969e$7b4ed180$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <44A4B603.1070403@mawer.org> <a24358fb0606292253h55590f33y9fe7828f1126d94e@mail.gmail.com> <44A4BFA3.8090503@mawer.org> <a24358fb0606292356p517ee8ccj239a1be8c0ecc62b@mail.gmail.com> <44A4D20C.9040307@mawer.org>
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Will i get the updated driver by just cvsup'ing to stable once I install -STABLE from CD? On 30/06/06, Antony Mawer <fbsd-questions@mawer.org> wrote: > On 30/06/2006 4:56 PM, William wrote: > > 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? > > The adapter you mentioned is a PCI-X adapter, which won't work unless > you purchase the optional PCI-X riser card to replace the standard one > in the DL320 G4. The standard riser card provides PCI Express slots (1 > half height, 1 full height), that are not compatible with PCI-X (or > regular PCI). You will need to either: > > 1) Purchase the PCI-X riser, and then use your existing card > (provided that FreeBSD 6.x will recognise it) > > 2) Purchase a PCI Express NIC, which will (likely) _not_ work with > the standard driver in 6.x. > > Option 1 may or may not work with the standard 6.x driver; I know the > PCI Express one definately does NOT. > > That being said, it is _very_ simple to add the updated Intel driver and > rebuild the kernel if you need to do so (for either option): I'd be > happy to help you with the steps you need to do so if you require. > > Regards > Antony >
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