On Sat, September 24, 2011 08:12, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 05:56:00PM +0700, Eugene Grosbein wrote: >> > I have a box using this Realtek nic: >> > >> > re0@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x81051019 chip=0x813610ec >> rev=0x05 >> > hdr=0x00 >> > class = network >> > subclass = ethernet >> > >> > but FreeBSD is unable to use it. Its 8.1 pfSense. Newer versions would >> run >> > it ? >> > >> > thanks, >> > >> > matheus >> > >> >> Your card is supported with re(4) driver in 8.2-RELEASE and later >> versions. > > Based on what I can tell his 8.1-based pfSense box detects the card > and binds it to re(4) -- look closely at the first few digits of the > first pciconf line. > > Whether or not the card actually **functions properly** in 8.1 is a > different story altogether. The OP doesn't explain what "unable to use > it" means. My guess: it's probably a revision of card that 8.1 did not > have proper code for.
pciconf -lv finds that I sent, but ifconfig won't list the card. it's useless as a nic. is it possible to use if_re from 8.2 in 8.1 ? thanks, matheus > As such, I would strongly suggest running 8.2. If the card doesn't > function correctly in 8.2, there are folks here on the mailing list who > can help with that. > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, US | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP 4BD6C0CB | > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > -- We will call you cygnus, The God of balance you shall be A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
