From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 21 16:28:17 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E5BB16A417 for ; Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:28:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from almarrie@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08A6B13C48A for ; Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:28:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from almarrie@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b2so769582nfb for ; Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:28:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=5LdWYYLgoQjFSOFyQJ7zTYawaOx/7iUmPcCk/XkvHac=; b=oohFpKiFSC/wrx9QktkQxNaLcMYca6oW/HDBj/uSmnztIvH+yIi50EVGKSzRj8DtmoSD2jD87ZgaLRXqT1UTC3fgQU27wmhECBvrEOmJJ3r97Nsm/DPyMC3xq1YU5xkWVg8WM8TwHFaSibOTjeOFg1gTM4zylTNZBYvCQYL1qIg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=ADfst1NKb3rs/dqT0BAWvw8os5c9uYtO+qP8fGNzZBrSvtM9cVBI8ZxAV1QpwoMshkSLCVac+eVQLNRZJGxlJxspWi4tZ1Ml/ECGULQ24UUZLbhLLMeR4Or6H1/Zaf6oQ4gsDusQS9qBrKbsvIXAz3yVjc2a7LQdC19+ufbAz/M= Received: by 10.86.99.9 with SMTP id w9mr1011374fgb.1190390639648; Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:03:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.2.1 with HTTP; Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:03:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <499c70c0709210903w51ee0f88veed0a6ab8d781257@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:03:59 +0300 From: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" To: "Jack Vogel" In-Reply-To: <2a41acea0709202322p5241bde5l7baec78fd13a4c71@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200709201818.04408.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <2a41acea0709200932j19cb4290qfd766d6c2d0dc995@mail.gmail.com> <200709211308.43424.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <2a41acea0709202322p5241bde5l7baec78fd13a4c71@mail.gmail.com> Cc: jfv@freebsd.org, Andre Oppermann , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:28:17 -0000 On 9/21/07, Jack Vogel wrote: > On 9/20/07, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: > > > > Failing that.. Any idea how hard it would be to add the ID for this > > > > controller to the driver in 6.2? (ie does it need magic not present > > > > in the driver) > > > > > > Yes, I suppose its getting to be time to MFC, I had avoided it > > > because everyone was so happy and quiet :) One thing I was waiting on > > > was for the TSO code to get MFC'ed first, that would make it possible > > > to get all the features from HEAD. > > > > Understood. > > > > > Andre, any cycles to get to that soon? > > > > > > What you will be able to do shortly is download the new driver from > > > Intel, version 6.6.6 (LOL, really :), it has the nice feature of > > > > Heh, I look forward to testing Satan's own ethernet driver.. :) > > > > > being compilable for either 7 or 6. I just don't think its hit the > > > website quite yet, any day now. I have been real busy, but I will > > > begin the work to do an MFC. > > > > I had a look but I couldn't find any link to even an old driver (from > > the page mentioned in the README in /usr/src/sys/dev/em) - can you give > > me a hint where I'd find something? > > http://downloadfinder.intel.com > > Then on the side menu pick network connectivity, then server adapter, > and select an adapter, it shouldnt matter which. Once at that page > there is a pulldown for OS, select FreeBSD and tada... > > I just looked however and the latest on there is from the last release, > 6.5.6 which is only for 7. E1000 was not the real focus of this > release, the new Oplin 10G was, however as I said, 6.6.6 has the > nice feature of compiling on both OS versions, and it has the support > you need. > > Just give them a week and I think it will be there, maybe I can take > a break from my other work and get to the MFC. > > Jack I would like to see it in STABLE too. -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/