On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 09:51:09PM +0100, Jorn Argelo wrote: > On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:58:21 -0800, Loren M. Lang wrote > > On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 10:05:30AM +0100, Jorn Argelo wrote: > > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:49:43 -0800, Loren M. Lang wrote > > > > I sent a request for help on this problem earlier, but with no luck > > > > in solving it. Now that I have some more information about it and a > > > > better understanding I hope this problem can be fixed. I have a > > > > 10/100 fast ethernet carbus card that uses the realtek 8139 chipset > > > > that I'd like to use with FreeBSD. I have 5.3-RELEASE installed on > > > > a PIII Celeron in a Compaq Presario Laptop. The card is reconized > > > > and the rl driver seems to load, but fails to map the card's memory > > > > or i/o ports. Here is the appropriate kernel messages: > > > > > > > > cbb alloc res fail > > > > cardbus0: Can't get memory for IO ports > > > > cbb alloc res fail > > > > re0: couldn't map ports/memory > > > > cbb alloc res fail > > > > rl0: couldn't map ports/memory > > > > cardbus0: <network, ethernet> at device 0.0 (no driver attached) > > > > cbb0: CardBus card activation failed > > > > > > Well, if you ask me, your card is simply not supported by the rl or the > re > > > driver (Correct me if I'm wrong). Or your card is broken. Can you confirm > that > > > the card is still 100% functional? > > > > A few months ago I tried getting this card working and couldn't, before > > then and after then it's been used in a linux laptop just fine with the > > rtl8139 and 8130too drivers. Now I just traded it with the linux laptop > > again and it still doesn't work with freebsd. > > I don't think that the Linux and FreeBSD drivers for the realtek cards are > quite the same :) After all, they have to talk to different kernels. So I > still think that your card is simply not supported by the drivers FreeBSD > provides. >
I wasn't saying that since Linux supports it, FreeBSD should too, but I was just confirming that the card is 100% functional. The annoying part is that they're both open source oses, but I can't just copy code or model it after the other without violating a license or two. If I didn't have that to worry about, I could probably get the card to work pretty easily. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Jorn > > > > > > > > > > > Intrestingly, it looks like two different realtek drivers are trying > > > > to access it, re and rl. Can this cause a problem and is there a > > > > way to determine the correct driver for it? I think rl is the one I > > > > need. Here's pciconf -vl for the card: > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x813910ec chip=0x813910ec > > > > rev=0x10 > > > > hdr=0x00 > > > > vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor' > > > > device = 'RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter' > > > > class = network > > > > subclass = ethernet > > > > > > > > Also, /dev/card0 does not exist, is this a legacy item from 4.x and > > > > earlier. If so, then pccardd and pccardc are also no longer needed? > > > > > > > > It seems like somewhere I saw a similar problem with another cardbus > > > > card and the solution was to set some sysctl like allow_unsupported > > > > something or another in the loader at boot. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > I sense much NT in you. > > > > NT leads to Bluescreen. > > > > Bluescreen leads to downtime. > > > > Downtime leads to suffering. > > > > NT is the path to the darkside. > > > > Powerful Unix is. > > > > > > > > Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc > > > > Fingerprint: B3B9 D669 69C9 09EC 1BCD 835A FAF3 7A46 E4A3 280C > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > -- > > I sense much NT in you. > > NT leads to Bluescreen. > > Bluescreen leads to downtime. > > Downtime leads to suffering. > > NT is the path to the darkside. > > Powerful Unix is. > > > > Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc > > Fingerprint: B3B9 D669 69C9 09EC 1BCD 835A FAF3 7A46 E4A3 280C > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- I sense much NT in you. NT leads to Bluescreen. Bluescreen leads to downtime. Downtime leads to suffering. NT is the path to the darkside. Powerful Unix is. Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc Fingerprint: B3B9 D669 69C9 09EC 1BCD 835A FAF3 7A46 E4A3 280C _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"