Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:22:53 +0000 From: Pegasus Mc Cleaft <ken@mthelicon.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Cc: Fernando =?iso-8859-1?q?Apestegu=EDa?= <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Fwd: FBSD 7.1 BETA2 and RTL8168/8111 problem Message-ID: <200811281922.53179.ken@mthelicon.com> In-Reply-To: <1bd550a00811280914p19e35e15xf0130d652406bf89@mail.gmail.com> References: <1bd550a00811280033x4803b05cyf83446ae15f47086@mail.gmail.com> <1bd550a00811280914p19e35e15xf0130d652406bf89@mail.gmail.com>
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On Friday 28 November 2008 17:14:33 Fernando Apestegu=EDa wrote: > Hi, > > I forward my orginal mail to freebsd-questions. I hope someone can > shed some light here... > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Fernando Apestegu=EDa <fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 9:33 AM > Subject: FBSD 7.1 BETA2 and RTL8168/8111 problem > To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > > Hi all, > > I recently installed FreeBSD 7.1 BETA2 on my system. During > installation using FTP option, I could notice the following: > > After some random time (two, five or six minutes, for instance) the > installation stalled and sysinstall lost the connection. I was taken > back to the "Select FTP site" screen, and I had to configure my NIC > again. Then, the install resumed and I got a usable system (MINIMAL + > docs + manpages) > > But the problem persists. From time to time, it seems the kernel can't > see the NIC. It happens during normal operation and no message is > shown in /var/log/messages. ifconfig doesn't show my 're0' device, so > I can't run dhclient on it and I have to reboot. I have to say that > sometimes, even when I reboot, the NIC (RTL8168/8111 PCI Express) is > not present. > > This device works fine in the same computer with either Vista or > Fedora 9, though I have to say I had similar problems with earlier > versions of Fedora (device disappearing or not present after boot), > but after a kernel upgrade everything run smoothly. > > Does FreeBSD use the same driver than Linux does? Anybody else with > this problem? > Hi Fernando,=20 I have seen this problem on my machine as well with both 7.X and 8.0-curre= nt.=20 I am using a RTL8111C chip on a ICH9 GigaByte GA-48X-DS5 motherboard.=20 If the problem you are experiencing is the same as mine, the clue will be = in=20 the dmesg. If you take a look, you may see an error message saying somethin= g=20 about a MAC without a PHY (I cant remember the exact message). The motherbo= ard=20 I have has 2 ethernet ports on it, and randomly it would be missing one or= =20 both of them.=20 I gave up on trying to get mine to work and turned off the ethernet option= in=20 BIOS and installed an Intel Pro/1000 based card. I have found the em driver= to=20 be rock stable.=20 Peg
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