Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
On 9/23/07, Daniel O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: Then on the side menu pick network connectivity, then server adapter, and select an adapter, it shouldnt matter which. Once at that page there is a pulldown for OS, select FreeBSD and tada... I found this - http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-006120.htm Which leads me to v6.4.1 which claims support for the part in question (checking the source shows the PCI ID) It also has patches for TSO, although it appears to be optional. I just installed it and it appears to work fine, I haven't done any performance testing though, however I am only interested in basic connectivity. I just looked however and the latest on there is from the last release, 6.5.6 which is only for 7. E1000 was not the real focus of this release, the new Oplin 10G was, however as I said, 6.6.6 has the nice feature of compiling on both OS versions, and it has the support you need. Just give them a week and I think it will be there, maybe I can take a break from my other work and get to the MFC. As the 6.4.1 driver works I am happy :) Yes, that's just one release earlier than the one I suggested, but if you're happy, hey, who am I to complain :) Jack ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: Then on the side menu pick network connectivity, then server adapter, and select an adapter, it shouldnt matter which. Once at that page there is a pulldown for OS, select FreeBSD and tada... I found this - http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-006120.htm Which leads me to v6.4.1 which claims support for the part in question (checking the source shows the PCI ID) It also has patches for TSO, although it appears to be optional. I just installed it and it appears to work fine, I haven't done any performance testing though, however I am only interested in basic connectivity. I just looked however and the latest on there is from the last release, 6.5.6 which is only for 7. E1000 was not the real focus of this release, the new Oplin 10G was, however as I said, 6.6.6 has the nice feature of compiling on both OS versions, and it has the support you need. Just give them a week and I think it will be there, maybe I can take a break from my other work and get to the MFC. As the 6.4.1 driver works I am happy :) -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
On 9/20/07, Daniel O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: Failing that.. Any idea how hard it would be to add the ID for this controller to the driver in 6.2? (ie does it need magic not present in the driver) Yes, I suppose its getting to be time to MFC, I had avoided it because everyone was so happy and quiet :) One thing I was waiting on was for the TSO code to get MFC'ed first, that would make it possible to get all the features from HEAD. Understood. Andre, any cycles to get to that soon? What you will be able to do shortly is download the new driver from Intel, version 6.6.6 (LOL, really :), it has the nice feature of Heh, I look forward to testing Satan's own ethernet driver.. :) being compilable for either 7 or 6. I just don't think its hit the website quite yet, any day now. I have been real busy, but I will begin the work to do an MFC. I had a look but I couldn't find any link to even an old driver (from the page mentioned in the README in /usr/src/sys/dev/em) - can you give me a hint where I'd find something? http://downloadfinder.intel.com Then on the side menu pick network connectivity, then server adapter, and select an adapter, it shouldnt matter which. Once at that page there is a pulldown for OS, select FreeBSD and tada... I just looked however and the latest on there is from the last release, 6.5.6 which is only for 7. E1000 was not the real focus of this release, the new Oplin 10G was, however as I said, 6.6.6 has the nice feature of compiling on both OS versions, and it has the support you need. Just give them a week and I think it will be there, maybe I can take a break from my other work and get to the MFC. Jack ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
Daniel O'Connor wrote: On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: What you will be able to do shortly is download the new driver from Intel, version 6.6.6 (LOL, really :) Heh, I look forward to testing Satan's own ethernet driver.. :) I hear it's kind of a beast. ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
On 9/21/07, Jack Vogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/20/07, Daniel O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: Failing that.. Any idea how hard it would be to add the ID for this controller to the driver in 6.2? (ie does it need magic not present in the driver) Yes, I suppose its getting to be time to MFC, I had avoided it because everyone was so happy and quiet :) One thing I was waiting on was for the TSO code to get MFC'ed first, that would make it possible to get all the features from HEAD. Understood. Andre, any cycles to get to that soon? What you will be able to do shortly is download the new driver from Intel, version 6.6.6 (LOL, really :), it has the nice feature of Heh, I look forward to testing Satan's own ethernet driver.. :) being compilable for either 7 or 6. I just don't think its hit the website quite yet, any day now. I have been real busy, but I will begin the work to do an MFC. I had a look but I couldn't find any link to even an old driver (from the page mentioned in the README in /usr/src/sys/dev/em) - can you give me a hint where I'd find something? http://downloadfinder.intel.com Then on the side menu pick network connectivity, then server adapter, and select an adapter, it shouldnt matter which. Once at that page there is a pulldown for OS, select FreeBSD and tada... I just looked however and the latest on there is from the last release, 6.5.6 which is only for 7. E1000 was not the real focus of this release, the new Oplin 10G was, however as I said, 6.6.6 has the nice feature of compiling on both OS versions, and it has the support you need. Just give them a week and I think it will be there, maybe I can take a break from my other work and get to the MFC. Jack I would like to see it in STABLE too. -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/ ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
I recently got a Supermicro C2SBA motherboard http://supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Core2Duo/G33/C2SBA.cfm and I have just found that the ethernet chip is not detected in 6.2 :( It appears to be supported in HEAD but I'd rather not use that. I did try a quick hack MFC for test purposes but it appears the em(4) driver uses lots of wizz bang features :) I had a look on Intel's site but that just points to FreeBSD.org.. Are there any plans to MFC it? I will have a deeper look on Monday to try my own MFC again, although since I am lazy I'd prefer if someone's already done the work :) Failing that.. Any idea how hard it would be to add the ID for this controller to the driver in 6.2? (ie does it need magic not present in the driver) -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
On 9/20/07, Daniel O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently got a Supermicro C2SBA motherboard http://supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Core2Duo/G33/C2SBA.cfm and I have just found that the ethernet chip is not detected in 6.2 :( It appears to be supported in HEAD but I'd rather not use that. I did try a quick hack MFC for test purposes but it appears the em(4) driver uses lots of wizz bang features :) I had a look on Intel's site but that just points to FreeBSD.org.. Are there any plans to MFC it? I will have a deeper look on Monday to try my own MFC again, although since I am lazy I'd prefer if someone's already done the work :) Failing that.. Any idea how hard it would be to add the ID for this controller to the driver in 6.2? (ie does it need magic not present in the driver) Yes, I suppose its getting to be time to MFC, I had avoided it because everyone was so happy and quiet :) One thing I was waiting on was for the TSO code to get MFC'ed first, that would make it possible to get all the features from HEAD. Andre, any cycles to get to that soon? What you will be able to do shortly is download the new driver from Intel, version 6.6.6 (LOL, really :), it has the nice feature of being compilable for either 7 or 6. I just don't think its hit the website quite yet, any day now. I have been real busy, but I will begin the work to do an MFC. Regards, Jack ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ICH9 ethernet part (82566) woes
On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jack Vogel wrote: Failing that.. Any idea how hard it would be to add the ID for this controller to the driver in 6.2? (ie does it need magic not present in the driver) Yes, I suppose its getting to be time to MFC, I had avoided it because everyone was so happy and quiet :) One thing I was waiting on was for the TSO code to get MFC'ed first, that would make it possible to get all the features from HEAD. Understood. Andre, any cycles to get to that soon? What you will be able to do shortly is download the new driver from Intel, version 6.6.6 (LOL, really :), it has the nice feature of Heh, I look forward to testing Satan's own ethernet driver.. :) being compilable for either 7 or 6. I just don't think its hit the website quite yet, any day now. I have been real busy, but I will begin the work to do an MFC. I had a look but I couldn't find any link to even an old driver (from the page mentioned in the README in /usr/src/sys/dev/em) - can you give me a hint where I'd find something? -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
