On Sat, September 24, 2011 08:44, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > > 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
or as an alternative, is there any post 2.0 image available ? something like FreeBSD current, the code of next release as is. I can't find link to the snapshot site. is it yet on ? 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" > -- 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"
