Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:27:40 -0500 (EST) From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Broadcom Nics in Tyan Transport GT24 (B3992) Message-ID: <20070115102728.C57194@prime.gushi.org> In-Reply-To: <004801c73883$36b6a840$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> References: <20070112200126.Q43183@prime.gushi.org> <017101c736e6$a5173cd0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <20070113082709.G57194@prime.gushi.org> <004801c73883$36b6a840$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645>
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On Mon, 15 Jan 2007, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: Is the bge driver enabled by default? -Dan > I don't know what broadcom chip your MB has but the majority of those cards > are supported here: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/ > > You should be able to just copy over the 2 files to your src/sys/dev/bge/ > directory and > recompile your 6.1-release kernel with no problems. I did. > > Look carefully at the chip on your MB and post the BCM model number on it > if this doesen't work. > > Ted > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org> > To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> > Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:34 AM > Subject: Re: Broadcom Nics in Tyan Transport GT24 (B3992) > > >> On Fri, 12 Jan 2007, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> >>> Use the latest Broadcom driver from FreeBSD CVS. The one included in > 6.1 >>> release is buggy. >> >> Which driver is that? My 6.1 install won't see them at all: >> >> pci4: <PCI bus> on pcib4 >> pci4: <network, ethernet> at device 4.0 (no driver attached) >> pci4: <network, ethernet> at device 4.1 (no driver attached) >> >> Also, I'm running 6.1-RELEASE, will the cvs drivers from CURRENT work? >> >> -Dan >> >>> >>> Ted >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org> >>> To: <questions@freebsd.org> >>> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:02 PM >>> Subject: Broadcom Nics in Tyan Transport GT24 (B3992) >>> >>> >>>> Hey all, I have a Transport GT24 (B3992 Motherboard), and while it has > one >>>> intel nic which works well, I'd like to be able to use the onboard >>>> broadcom network cards. Is there a known way of making them work? I > seem >>>> to recall some dealy where you could use a windows driver? >>>> >>>> -Dan >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> "I love you forever eternally." >>>> >>>> -Connaian Expression >>>> >>>> --------Dan Mahoney-------- >>>> Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek >>>> Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC >>>> ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM >>>> Site: http://www.gushi.org >>>> --------------------------- >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> "You're not normal!" >> >> -Michael G. Kessler, referring to my modem online time. >> >> >> --------Dan Mahoney-------- >> Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek >> Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC >> ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM >> Site: http://www.gushi.org >> --------------------------- >> >> > -- [23:49:00] LarpGM: Did my little TP comment scare you off? [23:49:22] ilzarion: no, the shrieking retarded child eating people did -Feb 06, 2001, times apparent. --------Dan Mahoney-------- Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org ---------------------------
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