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Subject: Re: netmap/pkt-gen error
From: "S. Amin Marashi" <marashi.s.amin@gmail.com>
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> i am running FreeBSD 9.0R with netmap already in it.
> i compiled the pkt-gen.c with gcc in tools/tools/netmap.
> after i do ./pkt-gen -i eth0 -f tx -n 500111222 -l 60 -w 5
>
> i get an error:
> -Unable to open /dev/netmap
> -Unable to register bge0 (renamed to eth0).
[...]
> any idea on the errors/ help.

I solved the same issue by compiling the kernel with "device netmap" kernel
config.