From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 16 23:27:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C29E5106568F for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:27:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stupendoussteve@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc1-s5.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s5.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.77]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC8638FC13 for ; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:27:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stupendoussteve@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.10.246]) by bay0-omc1-s5.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:27:00 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:27:00 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 207.46.10.254 by by122fd.bay122.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:26:56 GMT X-Originating-IP: [68.225.143.90] X-Originating-Email: [stupendoussteve@hotmail.com] X-Sender: stupendoussteve@hotmail.com From: "Steven Susbauer" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:26:56 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Oct 2008 23:27:00.0425 (UTC) FILETIME=[B0571390:01C92FE6] Subject: Re: [SOLVED] Xircom 10/100 cardbus w/ 7-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:27:00 -0000 Steven Susbauer wrote: >I have read a few places of people having issues with the Xircom cardbus >networking adapter with -CURRENT and, I guess, with release 7. My card >is an IBM EtherFast 10/100. > >This card works fine in 6.3. In 7 I get "dc0: No station address in >CIS!" - same driver > >This problem appears to be mentioned in >http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2006-10/msg00226.html > > >Any ideas on how to fix this issue? I do not have networking on the >release cds nor through freebsd-upgrade with the 7-GENERIC kernel. I >have to roll back the upgrade to get back online. > >Thanks > > I've since solved this problem with some help, but I'm hoping this will get up on Google if someone finds my original message. The fix is in a kernel patch at http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugs/2007-December/027280.html - The problem has not been fixed in the -STABLE/-CURRENT sources as of today. Since the misbehaving file has not been changed in any of them the patch still works.