Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 14:30:31 -0800 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: Curry Taylor <arceyemm@insightbb.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: D-Link DFE-530TX+ Detection Problem Message-ID: <3C927607.2000006@owt.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0203151249020.9265-100000@dhcp-12-176.r31.insightbb.com>
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Curry Taylor wrote: > I've used FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE for a few years now, and have been > using a D-LINK DFE-530TX (no +) successfully. FreeBSD has always detected > it as rl0, and it has worked perfectly as such. Now, I want to install a > second ethernet card, and a purchased a DFE-530TX+. FreeBSD does not > detect the card correctly, and instead says that it's an unknown card > (vendor 0x1186). Also, BIOS detects both cards properly. > > How can I get the kernel to find the card properly? I've tried > using UserConfig, but there are only 10 choices for network drivers, and > the one I have isn't listed. Besides, shouldn't it already be loaded with > from the prior card? I realize that the "+" and the "no +" cards run > officially on different drivers, but since my original works with the rl0, > I would think that both should work with the rl(4) driver. > > Any help? Thanks. You can not expect to add a really new card to an ancient release. You have the choice of upgrading to a release that recognizes that card's new chips or add the recognition changes to if_rl.c and if_rlreg.h to your system and setup a new kernel. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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