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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: FB 9.1 boot loader problem in VirtualBox
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On Sun, 6 Jan 2013, Matthew Seaman wrote:

> On 06/01/2013 11:19, jb wrote:
>> Next problem:
>> the installation's dmesg shows net driver em0, which is Intel PRO/1000 - and
>> this is how install offers to configure the network;
>> but my host has Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI
>> Express, which is bge0 driver in FB.
>> How to force it to discover the right net device during install, and/or after
>> install ?
>
> This is normal for VirtualBox -- it doesn't matter what NIC the host
> has, VB always presents it as an em(4) interface to the guest.

Under Network/Adapter1/Advanced, there are other choices for the 
emulated adapter type.  Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM) is the 
default, and usually a good choice.  The first choice is PCnet-PCI II 
(Am79C970A), and that one works with FreeBSD also.  That first one is 
capable of PXE-booting in bridged mode, where the emulated Intel cards 
are not.