Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:38:55 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> To: Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@comcen.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RTL8111C driver for FBSD7 Message-ID: <4808884F.1030606@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <1208516833.7272.26.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <1208499344.7272.7.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <480849B7.1070400@otenet.gr> <1208504809.7272.13.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <480856E0.3010203@otenet.gr> <1208516833.7272.26.camel@laptop2.herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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Da Rock wrote: > On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 11:08 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> Da Rock wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 10:11 +0300, Manolis Kiagias wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Da Rock wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hey, hey... I made a boo boo and ordered a unit with this nic onboard >>>>> (truthfully, I never thought I'd have any trouble since I had done this >>>>> before). Loaded 7 and couldn't find the nic. A little investigation >>>>> found that the nic was the above, and a little further found that there >>>>> was no support for it in the hcl's. >>>>> >>>>> Now I do find it hard to believe there is no way around this- I found a >>>>> driver for FBSD4.5-6, is there one for 6.2 or higher? Or will this one >>>>> work? Anyone know how to install it? >>>>> >>>>> The driver is only a c and a h file- Makefile is an empty file, and the >>>>> readme tells me to rebuild the kernel after removing rl and re in the >>>>> conf. Then I build the driver, and kldload it. Any idea why I'd have to >>>>> rebuild the kernel? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers guys >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I've seen this driver too (I've investigated for a friend who bought a >>>> similar motherboard that otherwise works with 7). The readme describes >>>> two "methods" of installation but the first one simply does not apply >>>> (there is no modules directory in the download). I have not tried the >>>> second method (looks reasonable though). Removing the rl and re from the >>>> kernel will remove the built-in support (it could conflict with the new >>>> driver) and create a module for the new driver. Note that you are also >>>> asked to replace the files in the FreeBSD src directories. In fact it >>>> is better to build as a module - building it into the kernel may well >>>> leave you with an unbootable kernel if it is not compatible. >>>> >>>> As I said, I have not done this (my friend will be running Linux on this >>>> box) but as more and more recent mobos seem to use this NIC - and I may >>>> be buying one- if you are willing to give it a try, I will be interested >>>> in the results. >>>> >>>> >>> Well I just tried it- I put this out there for some feedback mainly- the >>> kernel rebuild is to remove the old rl and re drivers completely, and >>> the build for the driver is for a module. >>> >>> Unfortunately the result is a failure: compatibility issues or some sort >>> (argument warnings, not enough args, invalid variables and functions). >>> My question is will I find something to work for 7? If not, will it work >>> on 6.2 or 6.3 (it only says 6 in the readme's)? >>> >>> >> I hope realtek releases a driver for 7. I would not want to go back to >> 6.X for this. >> I have a 6.3 server, and can give it a try - as far as compiling the >> module, not actually using it, I don't have the NIC. >> I will post the results later today. >> >> > > Ok, I have good news and bad news. > > Good news: the driver compiles under 6.2. > > Bad news: it doesn't work. > > I tried a new cable, dhcp, manual config- could not get it to > communicate. First sign was that it couldn't get an ip from dhcp. Then I > tried pinging dns name, then local address- NG. When I tried the cable > the NIC led didn't come back on, and the indication leds on the switch > were slowly blinking. Something is seriously wrong... > > Any ideas about this guys? > > > Maybe it gets stuck in the auto-negotiation phase, trying to determine link speed? Give it a bit of manual help, something like: ifconfig rl0 inet 192.168.0.25 netmask 255.255.255.0 media 100baseTX
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