Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 13:13:31 -0500 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Amer Alhabsi <amer.alhabsi@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to compile a network driver given source code Message-ID: <4ad871310902071013j63815054u76c763ed63564103@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <fec909700902070936q6812e48ew7195f5b5ededd5c1@mail.gmail.com> References: <fec909700902070936q6812e48ew7195f5b5ededd5c1@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Amer Alhabsi <amer.alhabsi@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have Benq Joybook R43 notebook. It has network interface based on SiS 191. > However, I can't configure it as it does not show up in ifconfig nor in > sysinstall/configure/networking/interfaces. Dmesg says: No Driver Attached. > > After some search I found that someone has written a driver but it > hasn't been put int the official FreeBSD release. I want to try my > luck with the driver. My question is where to place the source code > files? and how to compile it (I assume it can be part of a kernel > rebuild if placed in the right directory) > > The source code for the driver consists of the 3 files: if_sis19x.c, > if_sis19xreg.h and Makefile. > Edit the Makefile to match the standard installation directories that FreeBSD uses (/usr/local), and use `make'. Depending on what the drivers needs are, you may have to edit more. -- Glen Barber
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