Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:54:16 -0400 From: "Paul Stewart" <paul@paulstewart.org> To: "'Doug Ambrisko'" <ambrisko@ambrisko.com>, <d@delphij.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Broadcom NIC Problem - Installing 7.1 Message-ID: <001801c9c771$f3060660$d9121320$@org> In-Reply-To: <200904271723.n3RHNnku093060@ambrisko.com> References: <49F22A87.2040905@delphij.net> <200904271723.n3RHNnku093060@ambrisko.com>
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Thanks - yes, just installed 7.2RC2 and it works fine now... appreciate it. Paul -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Doug Ambrisko Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:24 PM To: d@delphij.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Paul Stewart Subject: Re: Broadcom NIC Problem - Installing 7.1 Xin LI writes: | Hi, Paul, | | Paul Stewart wrote: | > Hi there. | > | > I'm just getting back into the FreeBSD world after a long vacation ;) | > | > Just installed a shiny new Dell PowerEdge R710 server that comes with Four | > embedded BroadcomR NetXtreme IIT 5709c Gigabit Ethernet NIC cards. The | > installation does not recognize the NIC cards so I installed anyways. | > Server boots up as normal and everything else looks good. | > | > Is there support for these NIC cards? Do I need to do a custom kernel or | > load modules? | | Which release are you using? A moderately new -CURRENT snapshot (as you | posted on -current@), or 7.2-RC2 should have supported the hardware you | have mentioned. Yes, -current and 7.2 will work on this machine as will another machine that will be released soon that uses another bce variant. 7.1 worked until the driver was reverted just before the release. Doug A. _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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