From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 3 19:45:10 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20C5684F for ; Sun, 3 Nov 2013 19:45:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eocallaghan@alterapraxis.com) Received: from smtp.alterapraxis.com (unknown [101.164.33.212]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 947512EBE for ; Sun, 3 Nov 2013 19:45:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.alterapraxis.com (tony [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.alterapraxis.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DCAF633184 for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2013 06:42:27 +1100 (EST) Received: from tinkerbell.alterapraxis.com (unknown [101.164.33.212]) (using SSLv3 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: eocallaghan@alterapraxis.com) by smtp.alterapraxis.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4EAD1633183 for ; Mon, 4 Nov 2013 06:42:26 +1100 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 06:44:48 +1100 From: Edward O'Callaghan To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RTL8111/8168B NIC & FreeBSD Message-ID: <20131104064448.49e8efa7.eocallaghan@alterapraxis.com> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Altera Praxis Pty Ltd X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.2 (GTK+ 2.24.22; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA512; boundary="Sig_/G6UUQQJ0nyOHq2VOo6ol/qX"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:45:10 -0000 --Sig_/G6UUQQJ0nyOHq2VOo6ol/qX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 3 Nov 2013 15:27:03 +0100 Danny Winn wrote: Hi, I sent a patch this month to the list that adds support for that(0x4c000000) hw. You can apply the patch or try out HEAD where it has been committed. Let us know how you go! Cheers, Edward. > Hello, >=20 > we are trying to install FreeBSD on a computer that uses the NIC > mentioned above. The NIC is running under linux without problems, > which we've tested for several days transferring several GB of data. >=20 > The NIC is neither detected by the FreeBSD installer when attempting > to setup the network, nor after the system installation when booting > from HD. We've tested FreeBSD 8.x, 9.x and 10.x; same issues with > this NIC. >=20 > We cannot use a different NIC (this one is onboard. The micro ATX > mainboard has no room left for any other device) >=20 > pciconf -l -v: >=20 > none2@pci0:3:0:0: class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x81681849 chip=3D0x816810ec > rev=3D0x0c hdr=3D0x00 > vendor =3D 'Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.' > device =3D 'RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet > controller' class =3D network > subclass =3D ethernet >=20 > dmesg: >=20 > re0: port > 0xd000-0xd0ff mem 0xf3204000-0xf3204fff,0xf3200000-0xf3203fff irq 19 > at device 0.0 on pci3 > re0: Using 1 MSI-X message > re0: Chip rev. 0x4c000000 > re0: MAC rev. 0x00000000 > re0: Unknown H/W revision: 0x4c000000 > device_attach: re0 attach returned 6 >=20 > ifconfig -a: >=20 > lo0: flags=3D8049 metric 0 mtu 16384 > options=3D600003 > inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 > inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > nd6 options=3D21 >=20 > Even though "dmesg" shows the device "re0", it remains unknown to > "ifconfig". >=20 > "if_re" is already in the generic kernel, so it can't be loaded via > "kldload" as a module, right? >=20 > We've already addressed this problem here: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D42952 >=20 > They recommended to this mailing-list. >=20 >=20 > Best Regards > Danny > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --Sig_/G6UUQQJ0nyOHq2VOo6ol/qX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJSdqe2AAoJENeyf/ug44dt6SMQAIrsjlmrb/gRp7bZWDyqRIae fM2jT0RYrpfh7ETlxfYcdb0DhqVejYvuSxEKkaOw0hwoiq2rPSoAN/skYE8iG4S8 bTezQrbD1CsIQoO05aGjOLhev8gU+acuEilDnWWlcyfx1gs4XTyuNT5g0PkqrRDO sD3N0F8+xQXtHXjXcog2b9iaSN3V/Ti/xBBZsQ2U1ma/vKrwrWMo3qnWMMnVqL9Y fQ9iYWwZtzuosPkcwajJ+Zb0CxHTl9kHNSQloXeYUMr74IRq/E/X9FpgB4mwTjxb KRa1HUaPyMs9MwgMbF9slBCKIUJAT7FcqiwsC5yIN1XANGrtp3wdQSFjxtdyKyeK QYxewrvE1tqatsCy01AKX6w1InPtJWV7FsXzEmu67GnRZovFVmOC4bvcgnuaEqWB Tkupzw0CQXg9i+/+yKbXJxkxtwImGhVmV9VP/mDDfnscucVumRbuFGhQgpb3pxA2 Bkh4o2uWPpm1HXs/ZGOCET6wN3D7emJyVElpck0J6GtllfB9RGEHPKezXwl95Hwk kIj22OZNLaMh+UNqVs7tV36VQO/lsSraQXYh82mSaHquB3SBPLXfccDrUC17nkpa aAsDwnSqnqIjjoS3vurcf7+nRLf9xYwftxUdSl8hSZyO3GO+s7mzg4p+gc4P0nci ieQNoa30D0fyradWhKaZ =pTrZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/G6UUQQJ0nyOHq2VOo6ol/qX--