Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:49:50 -0400 From: "yo _" <exhausted01@hotmail.com> To: ngin@operamail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: D-Link DFE-530TX NIC not recognized... Message-ID: <F21scNKDxkUQIadwkuW00006f9c@hotmail.com>
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The DFE-530TX and DFE-530TX+ use different ethernet chipsets. The D-Link website has information about the older model and what chipset it uses, it's not RealTek 8139, i forget what it actually is though. I remember being concerned with this when i got my 530TX+ though. Good Luck! -rian >From: Don Croyle <croyle@gelemna.org> >To: "ngin " <ngin@operamail.com> >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: D-Link DFE-530TX NIC not recognized... >Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:07:45 -0500 > >"ngin " <ngin@operamail.com> writes: > > > I have a D-Link DFE-530TX Ethernet NIC installed in a FreeBSD 4.6.2 box. >Looking at: > > > > freebsd.org/releases/4.6.2R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET > > > > I see my card is supported: > > > > RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet NICs ( rl(4) driver) > > D-Link DFE-530TX+, DFE-538TX > > > > But when kernel boots I see no sign of any ethernet card... I think it >should be displayed at these lines: > > > > pci1:<unknown card>(vendor=0x1106,dev=0x3106)at 9.0 irq 11 > > pci1:<unknown card>(vendor=0x127a,dev=0x1005)at 13.0 irq 11 > > > > I just don't know how to have it recognize my card. Any suggestions as >to what should be done? > >Is the rl driver in your kernel? If it isn't try loading it from the >command line with 'kldload /modules/if_rl.ko'. > >If that works, you need to either add 'device rl' to your kernel >configuration and build a new kernel or add 'rl_load="YES"' to >/boot/loader.conf. >-- >I've always wanted to be a dilettante, but I've never quite been ready >to make the commitment. >_______________________________________________ >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" _________________________________________________________________ Compare Cable, DSL or Satellite plans: As low as $29.95. https://broadband.msn.com
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