From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 4 06:51:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FBAC106568E for ; Sat, 4 Oct 2008 06:51:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Received: from ti-out-0910.google.com (ti-out-0910.google.com [209.85.142.191]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF7408FC13 for ; Sat, 4 Oct 2008 06:51:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Received: by ti-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id d27so1176370tid.3 for ; Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:50:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:received:date:from :to:cc:subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=k2U8/tIc3/zs2yqzviOc3XlmWkyrji4i9pN0dIrjPGY=; b=ZpNgLRuEj8QxFWVUoJb78adhAYQ2U+vPOLs9jyK2v28d1HIKMOsv51ORcOxgNz8ccy vxLPY5bI3AB2LJvb9Z0yXyBn+417KCeN60viN3wXpxf9cS6EoAvZZaAqKuNE9Wo1Zhce 93g9c2grAXijwZ6J/gWafKRGHWSMf5ozT0Awo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=M5OoqB/o8X407rUUhW8iJ3SK91/Cx+ZwI1UV6VQyL7Q+7kzHsGOZtV9PUJNJMBJxe8 HLh4UdH3aNk2uq25++jK9b+MKbOZstW3bhbi1pytoDjk9Dyt89ONVm8GVALU6W/aWM3z mjuCckt9zJ6brcKsDBZL7Yz+FtRa6YBY2015o= Received: by 10.110.69.5 with SMTP id r5mr2105277tia.17.1223103059525; Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:50:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from michelle.cdnetworks.co.kr ([211.53.35.84]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id y3sm11907212tia.6.2008.10.03.23.50.56 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:50:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from michelle.cdnetworks.co.kr (localhost.cdnetworks.co.kr [127.0.0.1]) by michelle.cdnetworks.co.kr (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id m946mxxN076538 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:48:59 +0900 (KST) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Received: (from yongari@localhost) by michelle.cdnetworks.co.kr (8.13.5/8.13.5/Submit) id m946mwCU076537; Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:48:58 +0900 (KST) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:48:58 +0900 From: Pyun YongHyeon To: Jeremy Chadwick Message-ID: <20081004064858.GE76137@cdnetworks.co.kr> References: <92056ebc0810020932w680c593er585dd865ef8af538@mail.gmail.com> <20081002231848.GA13467@icarus.home.lan> <20081003082257.GC71518@cdnetworks.co.kr> <20081003105828.GA27057@icarus.home.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081003105828.GA27057@icarus.home.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: Giuseppe Pagnoni , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: LG combo drive and Attansic Technology ethernet card on Asus P5Q Pro X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: pyunyh@gmail.com List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:51:01 -0000 On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 03:58:28AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 05:22:57PM +0900, Pyun YongHyeon wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 04:18:48PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 06:32:20PM +0200, Giuseppe Pagnoni wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > On an unrelated topic, does anybody know whether the network card > > > > Attansic Technology on Asus P5Q Pro motherboard is compatible with > > > > FreeBSD? > > > > > > Asus was somewhat vague as to what model of Attansic/Atheros IC they > > > used on the P5Q series. I have one of these boards, so I can assure > > > you it's an Attansic L1E. It's sometimes referred to as an Atheros > > > AR8121, AR8113, or AR8114. > > > > > > FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE has support for this NIC; age(4) is the driver. > > > 7.0 will very likely not support this NIC. > > > > > > > If the controller is AR8121/AR8113 PCI-E adapters(also known as > > L1E) there is no working driver for FreeBSD. Because the controller > > is quite different from its predecessor L1, new driver should be > > written for the controller. > > It's not feasible for me to write the driver until I can actually > > access the hardware. :-( > > Wow, I was under the impression the L1 and the L1E were identical, > except that the L1E was PCI Express-based vs. PCI-based. > > The Attansic L1E stuff is becoming more and more common here on > motherboards in the States. > Correct. Newer Eee PC also seems to have the controller. > Yong-Hyeon, I can get you a P5Q SE motherboard and send it your way > (with CPU + memory as well, if need be), if you'd like. > Yeah, that would make me write a driver for L1E and I'm willing to do that. I greatly appreciate your support. -- Regards, Pyun YongHyeon