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Subject: Re: RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet USB Adapter
To: diffusae <punasipuli@t-online.de>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org
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From: Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
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Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:24:48 +0100
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On 01/23/17 21:06, diffusae wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Maybe a noobs question but I am mostly familiar with Linux.
>
> Currently there is no driver for the RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
>
> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
>
> https://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/support.html
>
> RealTek has a Unix (Linux) driver here:
>
> http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=56&PFid=56&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#RTL8153
>
> How can I compile a custome kernel with this driver?
>
> I am using FreeBSD 11.0-STABLE (RPI-B) #0 r308738
>

Hi,

Have a look in sys/dev/usb/net and see if you find any similar devices. 
I think your driver is already supported. You need to:

1) kldload usb_quirk
2) kldload if_ure
3) replug your device and it should attach (FreeBSD-12 at least)

grep -r 8153 /usr/src/sys/dev/usb

--HPS