On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:56 pm, Ray wrote: > On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:49 pm, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > Ray wrote: > > > On Saturday 17 March 2007 6:27 pm, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > >> Ray wrote: > > >>> Hello, > > >>> I'm trying to setup a new server, and I'm having some problems mostly > > >>> with the network card. (machine specs follow) I can't get a driver to > > >>> work for the integrated network card. I've spent a number of hours > > >>> on google / "the complete freeBSD" / "the freeBSD handbook". the > > >>> handbook (section 11.8 > > >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-netw > > >>>or k- setup.html) outlines using ndis (project evil) drivers. I tried > > >>> using this. I went through ndisgen, and everything seemed to work. I > > >>> then tried to use kldload and got the error message: > > >>> "kldload: can't load file.ko :operation not permitted" > > >>> of course I did all of this as root. I am using the amd64 version of > > >>> freeBSD (is this my first mistake?) and the 64 bit version of the > > >>> drivers. as a side note, the supplied driver disk includes a source > > >>> version of the linux driver. is there any way to use this? > > >>> Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated. > > >>> Ray > > >>> machine specs > > >>> ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE mobo > > >>> 2GB ram > > >>> AMD 5200 x2 processor (sorry, the box isn't in front of me) > > >> > > >> Not sure if nForce drivers are supported on the 6.2 install CD. You > > >> might want to give one of the 7-CURRENT driver CDs a go. Grab a > > >> snapshot iso from > > >> <ftp://ftp7.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/200703>, or the > > >> directory above it in one of the other snapshot directories if that > > >> doesn't work for you. > > > > > > Thanks for the response. > > > just 2 questions: > > > 1) is 7-CURRENT ready for a production environment? > > > > By no means yet. > > > > > 2) should I stick with amd64 or should I go back to i386? > > > > I don't think that will solve the problem. I think it has to do with > > driver availability. If you can get the 7-CURRENT snapshot to install > > and upgrade the source tree with amd64, you might be able to update the > > sources for your system and get on track with 6.2-RELEASE. > > -Garrett > > I'll see what 7 does, but I'm sure I'll be back for help on that second > part. Thanks, > Ray > well, for whatever it proves, 7-current, bootonly can't see my network card. I'm still waiting for the full disk 1 to download. Ray
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