Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:42:10 +0000 From: Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com> To: Vincent Chen <vctw@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problem with intel pro/100 S 82550 adapter on freebsd 4.7 Message-ID: <41C72B12.5080802@circlesquared.com> In-Reply-To: <20041220033653.12809.qmail@web54403.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041220033653.12809.qmail@web54403.mail.yahoo.com>
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Vincent Chen wrote: > Hi, all > > I tried to install a intel pro/100 S desktop adapter w/ 82550 chip on my > freebsd 4.7 release. Since my custom kernel has no fxp driver compiled. I edit > /boot/loader.conf and add a line: > > if_fxp_load="YES" > > After reboot, freebsd can identify this adapter as fxp0. But system reboot > while trying to ifconfig it. Does 4.7 release support this adapter? if so, how > can I get it work correctly? > > > Thanks, > > Vincent Chen I'm not sure about this exact chipset but have found that to support the more recent intel pro 100 adapters you do need to use a more recent version of FreeBSD, and would really recommend 5.3 HTH. Peter.
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