Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:25:17 +0100 From: Chris Stromblad <cs@wa-sp.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Dell XPS 1530 - Network card issue - Marvell 88E8040 Message-ID: <4797241D.8080000@wa-sp.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
(I originally addressed this to the freebsd-hardware, but got no response, so please forgive me for reposting this here!) Hi, It appears as if the Marvell 88E8040 is not yet supported by FreeBSD and specifically the msk(4) driver. I would just like to know if there are any plans on adding support for the above mentioned NIC. Normally I wouldn't even bother asking, and just shrug and say, tough luck they don't support it... next distribution. Thing is, I really, really like FreeBSD. I'm kind of a GNU/Linux guy, but I've never managed to settle for a distribution and have moved from one to another, never quite finding something that works with me, and not against me. Then I tried FreeBSD, actually I just read much of the available documentation and I was "converted". _THIS_ is how documentation should be written; clear, concise, to the point and most of all, USEFUL! Thank you! So, my point is that I really want this to work out. I'm willing to give as much time as necessary to get this driver working. Whether it's just a little Device_ID change in the source, I don't know. However, if anyone is up for helping me getting this to work, I'll provide whatever information I can. Many thanks, and keep up the fantastic work on the FreeBSD operating system. Regards, Christoffer Strömblad PS: I've tried 8.0-CURRENT (snapshot from 27122007), 7.0-RC1 and FreeBSD 6.3, no luck. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4797241D.8080000>