From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 11 14:00:06 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 614CD1065670 for ; Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:00:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wjw@digiware.nl) Received: from mail.digiware.nl (mail.ip6.digiware.nl [IPv6:2001:4cb8:1:106::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E28D8FC08 for ; Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:00:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from rack1.digiware.nl (localhost.digiware.nl [127.0.0.1]) by mail.digiware.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 405A7153437; Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:00:03 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at digiware.nl Received: from mail.digiware.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by rack1.digiware.nl (rack1.digiware.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id fx+6HqPfNtrC; Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [IPv6:2001:4cb8:3:1:c02b:ce62:71ff:9cbc] (unknown [IPv6:2001:4cb8:3:1:c02b:ce62:71ff:9cbc]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.digiware.nl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D1DFE153433; Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4E6CBEE1.2010000@digiware.nl> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:00:01 +0200 From: Willem Jan Withagen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:6.0.2) Gecko/20110902 Thunderbird/6.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: pyunyh@gmail.com References: <4E510FA6.20100@digiware.nl> <20110821230119.GA1755@michelle.cdnetworks.com> <4E519179.10907@digiware.nl> In-Reply-To: <4E519179.10907@digiware.nl> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.3.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: "stable@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Unknown Re0 Hardware version X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:00:06 -0000 On 22-8-2011 1:15, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: > On 2011-08-22 1:01, YongHyeon PYUN wrote: >> On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 04:01:10PM +0200, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm assembling a few system with a ASUS P8 H161-MLE motherboard >>> which was supposed to have a 'RealtekŪ 8112L, 1 x Gigabit LAN >>> Controller(s)' onboard. >>> >>> And to be honestly I never expected that version not to be supported. >>> Just booted 8.2-RELEASE on it, and the Installer crashed when I wanted >>> it to config the ehternet. >>> >>> Rebooted, and re0 kicks in. But gives a HW revision not supported. >>> It claims HW revision 0x2c800000. >>> >>> Is this supported in later 8.2-Stable??? Or in 9.x?? >>> >>> I'm willing to tinker with the code to recompile the re0 driver. >>> >> >> Your controller looks like RTL8168E VL and support for the >> controller was added after 8.2-RELEASE. >> Either update your source to stable/8 or patch your source tree >> with back-ported re(4) driver for 8.2-RELEASE like the following. >> >> 1. Fetch http://people.freebsd.org/~yongari/re/8.2R/if_re.c and >> copy it to /usr/src/sys/dev/re directory. >> 2. Fetch http://people.freebsd.org/~yongari/re/8.2R/if_rlreg.h and >> copy it /usr/src/sys/pci directory. >> And rebuild your kernel and your controller should be recognized in >> next boot. > > Hi YongHyeon PYUN, > > Oke, that would mean I temporarily have to insert another ether card > to get things onboard. Or use the sneaker network. :) > > I did check the 9.x stuff, but there the revision number was not in > /usr/src/sys/pci/if_rlreg.h .... > And you are right, they are in 8.2-STABLE. I booted 9.x-BETA2 and there it is available. So that's another reason for running 9.x on this board. --WjW