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Date:      Tue, 27 May 2008 12:21:09 -0700
From:      "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com>
To:        "Fuchs, Martin" <martin.fuchs@trendchiller.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Intel embedded NICs not working with FreeBSD 6.2, 6.3 and 7.0
Message-ID:  <2a41acea0805271221q5015d362w6e07425ee494121b@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <D55E1B02FEEDAA498F6967EB9820C6D80D7522@server.fuchsbau.lan>
References:  <D55E1B02FEEDAA498F6967EB9820C6D80D7522@server.fuchsbau.lan>

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On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Fuchs, Martin
<martin.fuchs@trendchiller.com> wrote:
> Hi !
>
>
>
> I am in contact with Chris Buechler because of pfSense and we he told me
> to contact Jack Vogel because of some Intel NIC driver problem.

The FreeBSD fxp driver was not written by Intel and I have had nothing
to do with it in my tenure in this position.

The real maintainer of that driver should help you.... :)

If no one speaks up then we will see again...

Jack

>
> FreeBSD detects them as fxp cards which is correct, but they do not work
> at all, i tried in ACPI and non-ACPI mode and with enabled ROM and
> disabled ROM and everything, but I cannot get them working...
>
> I always get "fxp0 timeout" or fxpX fort he corresponding card... I read
> it might have something to do with dynamic powersaving mode or else but
> have no clue how to deactivate, there's no option in the ROM for this.
>
>
>
> It's an appliance board (NexCom EBC575) with Intel 845GV / Intel 82801DB
> (ICH4)-chipset and 2 x Intel 82551QM (PRO/100 Network Connection), 1 x
> ICH4 integrated LAN Int on board.
>
>
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> Is there anything I can tot o make it work for now or is it a known
> problem or else ?
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>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> looking forward to hear from you,
>
>
>
> Martin
>
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