From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 26 15:20:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3557616A4CE for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:20:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from redtick.homeunix.com (adsl-68-89-250-152.dsl.okcyok.swbell.net [68.89.250.152]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D5AA43D68 for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:20:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from boxend@redtick.homeunix.com) Received: from redtick.homeunix.com (localhost.homeunix.com [127.0.0.1]) i6QFJi4t037483 for ; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:19:44 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from boxend@redtick.homeunix.com) Received: (from boxend@localhost) by redtick.homeunix.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i6QFJilW037482 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:19:44 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from boxend) Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:19:44 -0500 From: Mark To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040726151944.GA37441@redtick.homeunix.com> References: <41051C97.7030200@hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41051C97.7030200@hp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: BCM4401-B0 card error on FreeBSD 5.2.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:20:59 -0000 You may have to build a kernel with the "device bge" # gig cards "device bfe" # 10- 100 cards entries to build the moduals, I would have thought they were with the base system. But I had to build a kernel for the bfe modual to work. Side note: The bfe entry is not in the GENERIC kernel on 4.10 but will build and work. The bge modual would not find my broadcom 4401. On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 05:00:39PM +0200, Guillaume Goutaudier wrote: > bge gives me exactly the same error message. > And still nothing like "bge0: ..." in dmesg output. > > > Try bge. > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 03:11:42PM +0200, Guillaume Goutaudier wrote: > >/ Hi all, > />/ > />/ I'm trying to move from Linux to FreeBSD on my compaq nx5000 laptop. > />/ The FreeBSD version I installed is 5.2.1. > />/ > />/ I have a problem with the integrated broadcom BCM4401-B0 NIC. > />/ > />/ This is not a BCM4401 but a BCM4401-B0 card (PCI ID = 0x170c), and > />/ the bfe driver does not seem to work: > />/ > />/ In the dmesg output, I don't have a single line with "bfe0: ...". > />/ Instead, all I have is: > />/ > />/ pci1: at device 14.0 (no driver attached) > />/ > />/ When I try to install the bfe module manually, I get: > />/ > />/ # kldload miibus.ko > />/ interface miibus.1 already present in the KLD 'kernel'! > />/ kldload: can't load miibus.ko: file exists > />/ # kldload if_bfe.ko > />/ module_register: module pci/bfe already exists! > />/ Module pci/bfe failed to register: 17 > />/ module_register: module bfe/miibus already exists! > />/ Module bfe/miibus failed to register: 17 > />/ > />/ I'm not familiar at all with *BSD drivers stuff so any help will be > />/ REALLY appreciated ... > />/ > />/ cheers, > />/ > />/ > />/ Guillaume > />/ / > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ********** The information contained in this communication is confidential, private, proprietary, or otherwise privileged and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately. ********** ==============================================================================