From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 11:59:16 2003 Return-Path: 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 754B616A4B3 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:59:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from relay3.softcomca.com (relay3.softcomca.com [168.144.1.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C74C43FD7 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:59:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from akanwar@digitarchy.com) Received: from M2W068.mail2web.com ([168.144.251.177]) by relay3.softcomca.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:59:12 -0400 Message-ID: <410-2200310315185913566@M2W068.mail2web.com> X-Priority: 3 X-Originating-IP: 68.111.37.3 X-URL: http://mail2web.com/ From: "akanwar@digitarchy.com" To: mike@sentex.net, akanwar@digitarchy.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:59:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Oct 2003 18:59:12.0636 (UTC) FILETIME=[6C120BC0:01C3934E] Subject: Re: cvsupdate only bge driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: akanwar@digitarchy.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:59:16 -0000 I understand what you are saying Mike, But here is the issue: I built a 5=2E1-RELEASE box and cvsuped it to -p10=2E After reboot I am ge= tting a flood of "bge0 : gigabit link up" messages=2E I am on version 1=2E41 of = the driver =2E=2E=2E the latest cvs submission was 1=2E55=2E A newsgroup posti= ng suggested that I need the latest code to make this issue go away=2E I do not want to go to -CURRENT because this will be a production box=2E So what am I supposed to do ? Help appreciated :), -ansh Original Message: ----------------- From: Mike Tancsa mike@sentex=2Enet Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:26:15 -0400 To: akanwar@digitarchy=2Ecom, freebsd-questions@freebsd=2Eorg Subject: Re: cvsupdate only bge driver Unless you really know what you are doing (in that case you would not need= =20 to ask this question) it is HIGHLY recommended NOT to do this=2E The bge=20= driver in its latest form could depend on other parts of the kernel that=20= would also need to be updated=2E You really should cvsup everything, not parts=2E ---Mike At 01:19 PM 15/10/2003, akanwar@digitarchy=2Ecom wrote: >Hi all, > >I want to update only the bge driver to its latest source via cvsup and >then compile it into the kernel=2E > > >Can someone guide me about what steps I need to take ? > >Thanks, >-ansh > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >mail2web - Check your email from the web at >http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd=2Eorg mailing list >http://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd=2Eorg" -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E