From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 19 15:28:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B15216A404 for ; Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:28:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ray@stilltech.net) Received: from defout.telus.net (defout.telus.net [204.209.205.55]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17D2E13C4D1 for ; Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:28:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ray@stilltech.net) Received: from priv-edtnaa06.telusplanet.net ([205.206.56.226]) by priv-edtnes87.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070318175115.JZKE17756.priv-edtnes87.telusplanet.net@priv-edtnaa06.telusplanet.net> for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:51:15 -0600 Received: from mail.geekdelivery.com (s205-206-56-226.ab.hsia.telus.net [205.206.56.226]) by priv-edtnaa06.telusplanet.net (BorderWare MXtreme Infinity Mail Firewall) with ESMTP id 928DLQHU7L for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:51:14 -0600 (MDT) Received: from [192.168.0.102] ([70.65.134.12]) by media32.ca (mail.geekdelivery.com) (MDaemon.PRO.v8.1.3.R) with ESMTP id md50000031231.msg for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:48:38 -0700 From: Ray To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:49:23 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <200703171821.49730.ray@stilltech.net> <20070317222459.85131238.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <20070317222459.85131238.freebsd@dfwlp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200703181149.23411.ray@stilltech.net> X-MDRemoteIP: 70.65.134.12 X-Return-Path: ray@stilltech.net X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) X-Spam-Report: * -4.7 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Processed: mail.geekdelivery.com, Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:48:39 -0700 X-MDAV-Processed: mail.geekdelivery.com, Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:48:42 -0700 Subject: Re: new server setup questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ray@stilltech.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:28:06 -0000 On Saturday 17 March 2007 9:24 pm, you wrote: > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:21:48 -0600 > > Ray wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm trying to setup a new server, and I'm having some problems mostly > > with the network card. (machine specs follow) I can't get a driver to > > work for the integrated network card. I've spent a number of hours on > > google / "the complete freeBSD" / "the freeBSD handbook". the handbook > > (section 11.8 > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-network- > >setup.html) outlines using ndis (project evil) drivers. I tried using > > this. I went through ndisgen, and everything seemed to work. I then tried > > to use kldload and got the error message: > > "kldload: can't load file.ko :operation not permitted" > > of course I did all of this as root. I am using the amd64 version of > > freeBSD (is this my first mistake?) and the 64 bit version of the > > drivers. as a side note, the supplied driver disk includes a source > > version of the linux driver. is there any way to use this? > > Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated. > > Ray > > machine specs > > ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE mobo > > 2GB ram > > AMD 5200 x2 processor (sorry, the box isn't in front of me) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > a friend of mine installed a 6.2-RELEASE system with an nforce network card > in it a few weeks ago. upon intial install, the nve adapter would not fire > up. he put in another card that was supported (a linksys), did his cvsup > and buildworld, and the nve driver worked after that. > > however, the nve thru our freebsd router has had trouble several times, > locking the system up over frames with larger than 1500 mtu (or something > to that effect). my friend had to dump the nve and just settle for the > linksys, in the name of system system stability. > > cheers, > jonathan I didn't get anywhere with 7-current, (it's shortcomings or my lack of knowledge, I don't know.) but I think my good friend Google came through again. I found a site (http://www.se.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~shigeaki/software/freebsd-nfe.html) that provided a patch for phy1000 stuff (side note: can anybody point me to info on what this is all about?) and a new nforce driver source. This site includes a fairly detailed walk through. (oh yeah, don't try to use the 6.2 stable patch on a 6.2 release system, it doesn't work :) ) the only slight concern that I have is when I run sysinstall ->configure -> Networking -> interfaces the network ports show up as nfe0 nfe1 is this anything to worry about? I now have 2 new questions: kldload still gave me the same error as mentioned earlier in this thread does kldload not work, even for root when securelevel is set to secure, or does it fail when /boot/loader.conf is empty or ...? the reason I ask is that manually editing loader.conf works, kldload doesn't. How is the best way to test for stability? Just because it boots every time and pings google doesn't mean it's ready for production, especially in light of Jonathan's comment above. Thanks, Ray