Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:20:11 +0200 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek RTL8169 - no driver attached Message-ID: <200709091820.12456.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <048DAE2206FF0D45844991688ABAD6480129CBD7@Mercury.nz.prolificx.com> References: <048DAE2206FF0D45844991688ABAD6480129CBD7@Mercury.nz.prolificx.com>
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On Sunday 09 September 2007 12:37:20 Stefan Schablowski wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like to install FreeBSD 6.2 on a i386 system that includes a > Realtek RTL8169 network card, but when booting from the install CD or > > from the installed system, there seems to be a problem with the driver: > > dmesg > > ... > pci0: <network, ethernet> at device 13.0 (no driver attached) > ... > > > pciconf -l -v > > ... > none0@pci0:13:0: class=0x020000 card=0x816910ec chip=0x816910ec rev=0x10 > hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor' > device = 'RTL8169 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter' > class = 'Network' > subclass = ethernet > ... > > > kldload if_re > > kldload: can't load if_re: File exists > > I've been running a FreeBSD server in production for over a year now and > this is the first time ever I even have to think about hardware. The > card itself is a cheap no-name card. > > What am I doing wrong ? There's a commit in -STABLE (after 6.2-RELEASE) that references detection problems in this driver (allthough it references other product numbers). If you can manage this, try updating to STABLE or if that's not an option and you know your way around, you could only update the driver files. -- Mel
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