new server setup questions

[Ray]

On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:56 pm, Ray wrote:
> On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:49 pm, Garrett Cooper wrote:
> > Ray wrote:
> > > On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:27 pm, Garrett Cooper wrote:
> > >> Ray wrote:
> > >>> Hello,
> > >>> I'm trying to setup a new server, and I'm having some problems mostly
> > >>> with the network card. (machine specs follow) I can't get a driver to
> > >>> work for the integrated network card.  I've spent a number of hours
> > >>> on google / "the complete freeBSD" / "the freeBSD handbook". the
> > >>> handbook (section 11.8
> > >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-netw
> > >>>or k- setup.html) outlines using ndis (project evil) drivers. I tried
> > >>> using this. I went through ndisgen, and everything seemed to work. I
> > >>> then tried to use kldload and got the error message:
> > >>> "kldload: can't load file.ko :operation not permitted"
> > >>> of course I did all of this as root. I am using the amd64 version of
> > >>> freeBSD (is this my first mistake?) and the 64 bit version of the
> > >>> drivers. as a side note, the supplied driver disk includes a source
> > >>> version of the linux driver. is there any way to use this?
> > >>> Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.
> > >>> Ray
> > >>> machine specs
> > >>> ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE mobo
> > >>> 2GB ram
> > >>> AMD 5200 x2 processor (sorry, the box isn't in front of me)
> > >>
> > >> Not sure if nForce drivers are supported on the 6.2 install CD. You
> > >> might want to give one of the 7-CURRENT driver CDs a go. Grab a
> > >> snapshot iso from
> > >> <ftp://ftp7.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/200703>, or the
> > >> directory above it in one of the other snapshot directories if that
> > >> doesn't work for you.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the response.
> > > just 2 questions:
> > > 1) is 7-CURRENT ready for a production environment?
> >
> > By no means yet.
> >
> > > 2) should I stick with amd64 or should I go back to i386?
> >
> > I don't think that will solve the problem. I think it has to do with
> > driver availability. If you can get the 7-CURRENT snapshot to install
> > and upgrade the source tree with amd64, you might be able to update the
> > sources for your system and get on track with 6.2-RELEASE.
> > -Garrett
>
> I'll see what 7 does, but I'm sure I'll be back for help on that second
> part. Thanks,
> Ray
>
well, for whatever it proves, 7-current, bootonly can't see my network card. 
I'm still waiting for the full disk 1 to download.
Ray 

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