From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 6 06:23:21 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C219416A4E2 for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 06:23:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F4E443D46 for ; Thu, 6 Jul 2006 06:23:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from coolf89ea26645 (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id k666NBx06826; Wed, 5 Jul 2006 23:23:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Message-ID: <003601c6a0c4$b9437d80$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "William" References: <44A4BFA3.8090503@mawer.org><20060630072718.GA69997@owl.midgard.homeip.net><44A862F5.80203@mawer.org><001b01c69f27$7a58f8f0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645><022601c69f49$7d6be5d0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 23:23:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 Cc: Antony Mawer , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:23:21 -0000 Go here: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/em/ click on the file you want. You will probably need all the files there other than LICENSE and README right-click download, save to disk, copy to your running freebsd system, from that system copy to freebsd-formatted floppy disk, unmount floppy disk, take disk to dl320, mount disk, copy to /usr/src/sys/dev/em/ and recompile the kernel. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "William" To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" Cc: "Antony Mawer" ; Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 2:47 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 > Ted, > > Apoligises for being difficult, I must be suffering from my super > early mornings and information overload. > > Thank you for explaining it, my dealer has picked up on the fact that > I'll require the PT instead of MT card that I suggested. > > Thanks again for your help, what would be the best way of grabbing the > latest driver for em for the 1000PT card? > > Regards, > > Will > > On 04/07/06, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > I think your trying to second-guess very simple instructions and making > > things very > > hard for yourself. I'll try to explain one last time then I'll throw my > > hands up in > > the air > > > > The HP DL320 G4 slots, whether PCI-X or PCI Express, to be accessible, > > MUST USE A RISER CARD. HP has TWO different riser cards available. > > > > BOTH riser cards have TWO slots, a half-height and a full height. > > > > The first riser card has a half-height PCI-Express slot, and a full-height > > PCI Express slot. This is the riser card that is supplied by the factory > > and it comes with the server. > > > > The second riser card is OPTIONAL and it contains a half-height > > PCI-Express slot and a full-height PCI-X slot. It REPLACES the > > factory-supplied riser card, if you use it. > > > > > > The Intel MT card is a PCI-X card. It will not fit in a PCI Express slot. > > It > > works with FBSD 6.1 > > > > The Intel PT card is a PCI Express card. It will not fit in a PCI-X slot. > > It does not work with FBSD 6.1 unless you load the driver. > > > > You can either do ONE of the following: > > > > 1) Use the Intel MT card with the optional HP PCI-X riser card. This works > > out > > of box with FBSD 6.1 > > > > 2) Use the Intel PT card with the HP riser card that ships with the server. > > This DOES > > NOT work out of the box with FBSD 6.1 You MUST load the current driver for > > this to work. > > > > You CANNOT USE the MT card with the riser card that ships with the server. > > > > You CANNOT use a low-profile PCI-X card because the optional PCI-X > > riser card DOES NOT HAVE a low profile PCI-X slot. It has a standard > > height PCI-X slot ONLY. > > > > Incidentally the fact that your HP dealer cannot apparently explain this to > > you pretty much means YOUR HP DEALER SUCKS THE BIG WEENIE. > > > > Ted > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William" > > To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" > > Cc: "Antony Mawer" ; > > > > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 11:05 PM > > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 > > > > > > > Ok, I think its best I just order a Intel MT card with the low profile > > > PCI-X adapter instead of flapping about with these riser cards and > > > then just use 6-stable. All getting quite confusing. > > > > > > On 04/07/06, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > > > > > > > Correct, it will not fit - unless you order the PCI-X riser card from HP > > and > > > > replace the PCI-Express riser card that ships with the 320 with the > > PCI-X > > > > riser card. > > > > > > > > Ted > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "William" > > > > To: "Antony Mawer" > > > > Cc: ; "Ted Mittelstaedt" > > > > > > > > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 10:56 AM > > > > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 compat with DL320 G4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did you guys say the card I've got in another box wont fit into a 320? > > > > > > > > > > On 03/07/06, Antony Mawer wrote: > > > > > > On 29/06/2006 9:27 PM, Erik Trulsson wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 07:56:00AM +0100, William wrote: > > > > > > >> Antony, > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> I've got an Intel card in production already on a homebrew box, > > the > > > > > > >> code is INTEL-PWLA8492MT and description is "Intel Dual Port > > Server > > > > > > >> Adapter 10/100/1000". Any idea if that will do? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That is a PRO/1000 MT card, which is a PCI-X adapter and is > > supported > > > > > > > by the standard em(4) driver in FreeBSD 6.x, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The PRO/1000 PT mentioned below is a PCI-Express adapter and is > > not > > > > > > > supported by the standard driver in 6.x, but (as mentioned) should > > > > > > > be supported by the driver available from Intel. > > > > > > > > > > > > If you wish to utilise the PCI Express expansion slots by using a > > > > > > Pro/1000 PT network adapter, the procedure to follow might be > > something > > > > > > like be this: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Install 6.1-RELEASE from CD, being sure to install the kernel > > source > > > > > > 2. Obtain the latest Intel driver for FreeBSD 6.x (if it is still > > not > > > > > > available on the website, email me and I will send it to you) > > > > > > 3. Burn the driver onto a CD or other media and copy it onto the > > server > > > > > > 4. Extract the driver source, and copy the if_em* files across into > > > > > > /usr/src/sys/dev/em/ > > > > > > 5. Build a new kernel (GENERIC will suffice) which will utilise the > > new > > > > > > driver source (cd /usr/src && make buildkernel) > > > > > > 6. Install the kernel and reboot (make installkernel) > > > > > > > > > > > > You should now have a working network with your Pro/1000 PT... > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Antony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >