Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 23:22:01 +0200 From: Phil Schulz <ph.schulz@gmx.de> To: Bernard Dugas <bernard.dugas@is-production.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Any 4.10 installation on asus pundit ? Message-ID: <40D5FFF9.6030203@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <40D5F6AD.6020101@is-production.com> References: <40CEB82C.7010903_is-production.com@ns.sol.net> <40CF95DA.2000104@lineone.net> <40D3F27E.9070200@is-production.com> <40D42BDE.2050609@gmx.de> <40D5C106.6060506@is-production.com> <40D5CCA5.7050701@gmx.de> <40D5F6AD.6020101@is-production.com>
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> > The problem is I'm not a system developper either, and I only had the > iso images for installation, so I will have to find a way to apply the > patch. > You'll need the kernel sources installed. Then apply the patch and then re-compile the kernel. Basically you just need to add on line of code in the right place. If you have got the sources from CD and not updated them you will not need to rebuild the userland. Check the handbook for details (chapter 9). >>> In addition, I can't find the bfe0 network driver for the Broadcom >>> BCM4401 in the kernel configuration, but the 4.10 release notes told >>> the bfe should be in. >>> >> From bfe(4): "The bfe device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.1." > > Actually I forgot that 5.1 was released before 4.10 - my mistake. Indeed the driver seems to have been ported back to the 4-Stable branch. > Yes, but in http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.10R/errata.html : > > "(27 May 2004) The bfe(4) driver for Broadcom BCM4401 based Fast > Ethernet adapters has been added but the release notes did not mention > that." > I think you just need to add a line that reads device bfe to your kernel config file and the rebuild the kernel. Phil.
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