From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 28 23:15:31 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 17BD11065672 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:15:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tl32@next.online.no) Received: from mail42.e.nsc.no (mail42.e.nsc.no [193.213.115.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 702C28FC13 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:15:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tl32@next.online.no) Received: from [62.16.242.81] (062016242081.customer.alfanett.no [62.16.242.81]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail42.nsc.no (8.13.8/8.13.5) with ESMTP id mASM9Uk9015304 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:09:31 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <49306C09.40308@next.online.no> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:09:13 +0100 From: Tore Lund User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080229) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <1227874986.00041844.1227863401@10.7.7.3> In-Reply-To: <1227874986.00041844.1227863401@10.7.7.3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: FBSD 7.1 BETA2 and RTL8168/8111 problem 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: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:15:31 -0000 Fernando Apesteguía wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently installed FreeBSD 7.1 BETA2 on my system. During > installation using FTP option, I could notice the following: > > After some random time (two, five or six minutes, for instance) the > installation stalled and sysinstall lost the connection. I was taken > back to the "Select FTP site" screen, and I had to configure my NIC > again. Then, the install resumed and I got a usable system (MINIMAL + > docs + manpages) > > But the problem persists. From time to time, it seems the kernel can't > see the NIC. It happens during normal operation and no message is > shown in /var/log/messages. ifconfig doesn't show my 're0' device, so > I can't run dhclient on it and I have to reboot. I have to say that > sometimes, even when I reboot, the NIC (RTL8168/8111 PCI Express) is > not present. > > This device works fine in the same computer with either Vista or > Fedora 9, though I have to say I had similar problems with earlier > versions of Fedora (device disappearing or not present after boot), > but after a kernel upgrade everything run smoothly. > > Does FreeBSD use the same driver than Linux does? Anybody else with > this problem? > > Thanks in advance. All I can say is that I have the same NIC, which is built into my Asus M2A-VM motherboard. I have used it since March 2008 with no problems at all. For the past three days I have been running 7.1-BETA2, also with no problems. I should like to provide more detail if that can be of any help to you. -- Tore