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Date:      Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:27:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Donald Burr of Borg <dburr@borg-cube.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        FreeBSD Hardware <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD support for Intel 815EM integrated Ethernet?
Message-ID:  <20010426152546.Q36434-100000@borg-cube.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010426122733.B3040-100000@scoutship.collective.borg-cube.com>

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On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Donald Burr of Borg wrote:

DBoB>This machine uses the Intel 815EM integrated mobile chipset.  And, like I
DBoB>mentioned before, it contains a built in 10/100 Ethernet NIC.
DBoB>
DBoB>It would be nice to be able to get the built in 10/100 Ethernet to work
DBoB>under FreeBSD.  It claims to be "82557 compatible", and the Windows
DBoB>drivers identify it as a "Intel Pro/100 VE" adapter.  According to the
DBoB>Intel datasheets, it is a "82562ET/82562EM Platform LAN Connect Solution".
DBoB>
DBoB>Actually, it seems that FreeBSD "almost" works with it.  The fxp device
DBoB>driver seems to detect it, and FreeBSD puts up a valiant effort to get it
DBoB>configured and up and running, but this effort ultimately fails.
DBoB>
DBoB>fxp0: <Intel PLC 10/100 Ethernet> irq 9 at device 8.0 on pci1
DBoB>fxp0: could not map memory
DBoB>device_probe_and_attach: fxp0 attach returned 6
DBoB>
DBoB>Is there

Ack.  Brain fart.  What I *meant* to say here is:

"Is there any support, either current or planned, for this chip?  Would
prefer to have support in 4.x, but if I must run CURRENT, then so be it."

Oh yeah, one other note: The Linux equivalent of the FXP driver (in the
2.4.x kernel) works perfectly with this chip.  But, naturally, I would
much rather run FreeBSD on this machine! :)
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