From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 21 00:14:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4A3216A4DA for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:14:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd-hackers@mawer.org) Received: from mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony3.iinet.net.au (ihug-mail.icp-qv1-irony3.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B85743D46 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:14:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fbsd-hackers@mawer.org) Received: from 203-206-173-235.perm.iinet.net.au (HELO [127.0.0.1]) ([203.206.173.235]) by mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony3.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 21 Aug 2006 08:14:16 +0800 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-IronPort-AV: i="4.08,149,1154880000"; d="scan'208"; a="909304575:sNHT29003134" Message-ID: <44E8FAB3.2020803@mawer.org> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:13:39 +1000 From: Antony Mawer User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David Gilbert References: <17640.38728.579970.394312@canoe.dclg.ca> In-Reply-To: <17640.38728.579970.394312@canoe.dclg.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI express support? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:14:19 -0000 On 21/08/2006 3:09 AM, David Gilbert wrote: > I got a PCI express version of the Intel gigabit adaptor to try. > Heh. Comes with a big-ass heatsink on the card. I found that a bit > amusing. > > But it doesn't probe up. Is this because PCI Express is not supported > (1x in this case --- the little slot), or because I need to put in the > constants for this card? You might want to try the latest Intel driver from their site, or alternatively I think the latest driver has been merged to 6.1-STABLE. I had a Intel Pro/1000 PT, and it was only recognised in -CURRENT. Using the official Intel driver allowed me to get it running on 6.1. This was prior to the recent MFC of the newer driver. -Antony