amd64/123889: Intel Gigabit Interfaces lost by Update 7.0-> STABLE

[Scot Hetzel]

The following reply was made to PR amd64/123889; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel at gmail.com>
To: "Michael Fuckner" <michael at fuckner.net>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: amd64/123889: Intel Gigabit Interfaces lost by Update 7.0-> STABLE
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 05:59:05 -0500

 On 5/22/08, Michael Fuckner <michael at fuckner.net> wrote:
 >  7.0-RELEASE supports Intels 82575-based Gigabit Chips with em driver. 7.0-STABLE should use igb driver, but this is not activated in GENERIC. So after updating you lose you network interfaces.
 >
 >  >Fix:
 >  insert following line into GENERIC:
 >  device          igb             # Intel 82575-based Gigabit Ethernet
 >
 >
 You don't need to add igb to GENERIC to get the network interface
 back, just add:
 
 if_igb_load="YES"
 
 to /boot/loader.conf.
 
 Scot