Realtek integrated nic problem

[Nenhum_de_Nos]

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 at 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 |
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

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