Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:56:58 -0800 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: othermark <atkin901@yahoo.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Packet Engines, Inc. G-NIC II 1000BT Network Interface Card Message-ID: <200311181256.58604.wes@softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <bpdrsq$vkk$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <bpdrsq$vkk$1@sea.gmane.org>
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On Tuesday 18 November 2003 11:28, othermark wrote: > Hi, > > I want to get this device working with -stable: > > none1@pci2:2:0: class=0x020000 card=0x13180001 chip=0x09111318 > rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Packet Engines, Inc.' > device = 'G-NIC II 1000BT Network Interface Card' > class = network > subclass = ethernet > > this page > > http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/Projects/Gigabit/drivers/PacketEngines.htm >l > > lists a 2.2.2 driver. However I noticed > > http://www.freebsd.org/donations/donors.html includes a donation of > this card to will@freebsd.org. Is there a current driver? I can't > find one in /usr/src/sys. Does anyone have this card working with > -current or -stable? The yellowfin got rolled over by the GigE marketplace steamroller. Packet Engines was completely uncooperative with the open source community. I couldn't get docs on the chip even after my employer bought them. Now you can buy cards with better performance for 1/10 the price. Throw it away and get an EEPro/1000, roughly $45 these days. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com
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