From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 18 00:56:36 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55C7916A400 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:56:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ray@stilltech.net) Received: from mail.geekdelivery.com (s205-206-56-226.ab.hsia.telus.net [205.206.56.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B15413C457 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:56:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ray@stilltech.net) Received: from [192.168.0.104] ([70.65.134.12]) by media32.ca (mail.geekdelivery.com) (MDaemon.PRO.v8.1.3.R) with ESMTP id md50000031080.msg for ; Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:55:19 -0700 From: Ray To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:56:04 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <200703171821.49730.ray@stilltech.net> <200703171846.22750.ray@stilltech.net> <45FC8CA1.8080505@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <45FC8CA1.8080505@u.washington.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200703171856.04419.ray@stilltech.net> X-MDRemoteIP: 70.65.134.12 X-Return-Path: ray@stilltech.net X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) X-Spam-Report: * -4.7 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Processed: mail.geekdelivery.com, Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:55:20 -0700 X-MDAV-Processed: mail.geekdelivery.com, Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:55:23 -0700 Subject: Re: new server setup questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ray@stilltech.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:56:36 -0000 On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:49 pm, Garrett Cooper wrote: > Ray wrote: > > On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:27 pm, Garrett Cooper wrote: > >> Ray wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> I'm trying to setup a new server, and I'm having some problems mostly > >>> with the network card. (machine specs follow) I can't get a driver to > >>> work for the integrated network card. I've spent a number of hours on > >>> google / "the complete freeBSD" / "the freeBSD handbook". the handbook > >>> (section 11.8 > >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-networ > >>>k- setup.html) outlines using ndis (project evil) drivers. I tried using > >>> this. I went through ndisgen, and everything seemed to work. I then > >>> tried to use kldload and got the error message: > >>> "kldload: can't load file.ko :operation not permitted" > >>> of course I did all of this as root. I am using the amd64 version of > >>> freeBSD (is this my first mistake?) and the 64 bit version of the > >>> drivers. as a side note, the supplied driver disk includes a source > >>> version of the linux driver. is there any way to use this? > >>> Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated. > >>> Ray > >>> machine specs > >>> ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE mobo > >>> 2GB ram > >>> AMD 5200 x2 processor (sorry, the box isn't in front of me) > >> > >> Not sure if nForce drivers are supported on the 6.2 install CD. You > >> might want to give one of the 7-CURRENT driver CDs a go. Grab a snapshot > >> iso from , or the > >> directory above it in one of the other snapshot directories if that > >> doesn't work for you. > > > > Thanks for the response. > > just 2 questions: > > 1) is 7-CURRENT ready for a production environment? > > By no means yet. > > > 2) should I stick with amd64 or should I go back to i386? > > I don't think that will solve the problem. I think it has to do with > driver availability. If you can get the 7-CURRENT snapshot to install > and upgrade the source tree with amd64, you might be able to update the > sources for your system and get on track with 6.2-RELEASE. I'll see what 7 does, but I'm sure I'll be back for help on that second part. Thanks, Ray > > -Garrett > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"