From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 15 12:03:58 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 0248E16A4B3 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:03:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp3.sentex.ca (smtp3.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F21D743F3F for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:03:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by smtp3.sentex.ca (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9FJ3oeW080559; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:03:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9FJ3sLl085965; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:03:54 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.0.20031015150327.08d8a048@209.112.4.2> X-Sender: mdtpop@209.112.4.2 (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:06:50 -0400 To: akanwar@digitarchy.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <410-2200310315185913566@M2W068.mail2web.com> References: <410-2200310315185913566@M2W068.mail2web.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Subject: Re: cvsupdate only bge driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:03:58 -0000 5.1R is not really meant for production. You should have stuck with RELENG_4. You could trying checking out all the source related to this driver via cvs, but I know especially in 5.x there have been a LOT of changes. ---Mike At 02:59 PM 15/10/2003, akanwar@digitarchy.com wrote: >I understand what you are saying Mike, > > >But here is the issue: > >I built a 5.1-RELEASE box and cvsuped it to -p10. After reboot I am getting >a flood of "bge0 : gigabit link up" messages. I am on version 1.41 of the >driver ... the latest cvs submission was 1.55. A newsgroup posting >suggested that I need the latest code to make this issue go away. > >I do not want to go to -CURRENT because this will be a production box. > >So what am I supposed to do ? > >Help appreciated :), >-ansh > > > > >Original Message: >----------------- >From: Mike Tancsa mike@sentex.net >Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:26:15 -0400 >To: akanwar@digitarchy.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: cvsupdate only bge driver > > > >Unless you really know what you are doing (in that case you would not need >to ask this question) it is HIGHLY recommended NOT to do this. The bge >driver in its latest form could depend on other parts of the kernel that >would also need to be updated. You really should cvsup everything, not >parts. > > ---Mike > >At 01:19 PM 15/10/2003, akanwar@digitarchy.com wrote: > >Hi all, > > > >I want to update only the bge driver to its latest source via cvsup and > >then compile it into the kernel. > > > > > >Can someone guide me about what steps I need to take ? > > > >Thanks, > >-ansh > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > >mail2web - Check your email from the web at > >http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >mail2web - Check your email from the web at >http://mail2web.com/ .