Then be prepared to either fix the driver, pay a developer to fix the driver, or buy a 64 bit nic that fits in the slot in the server and that is a different chipset.
You may get lucky and get a DL320 G4 that does not have the specific Broadcom chip in it. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William >Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:41 AM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 > > >The chances of getting it returned because fbsd doesnt work are >very small! :( > >On 03/05/06, Ted Mittelstaedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I have a DL320 G4 in the rack and the thing panics under 6.1-RC1 >> when more than a few K of data is sent over the bge interface. I >> haven't tried 6.0-RELEASE on it. Just make sure you can return it >> if it doesen't work. >> >> Ted >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William >> >Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 3:10 AM >> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> >Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 >> > >> > >> >What was your experience like with 6.0-RELEASE and the dl320 g4? I've >> >had a quote back on that model so could be near to actually getting >> >some hardware for once :) >> > >> >On 30/04/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED]@mgEDV.net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> just for info: our dl320 g4 also has bge interfaces, and >> >> they work very well under 6.1-RC1 (even BETA4 was ok). >> >> but our server has been bought 2 months ago, maybe there's >> >> a newer/different chipset in it. >> >> we also have a dl320 g2 being heavily used as lan switches >> >> monitor, this server also has bge interfaces and had no >> >> problem since 1 year capturing and analyzing more than >> >> 26GB/day (avg) of nw-data on the 2nd interface and serving >> >> more than 4GB/day (avg) on the primary one (both IPv4 only). >> >> >> >> c ya ;-) >> >> >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >> > >> >-- >> >No virus found in this incoming message. >> >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release >Date: 5/1/2006 >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/328 - Release Date: 5/1/2006 > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
