On Nov 27, 2007 1:57 PM, Jonathan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know of a "PCIe X4" (please note the "e") NIC that works > out-of-the-box with Debian Etch? When I say out-of-the-box I mean no kernel > recompiles, no installing of additional third-party drivers. > > I really only need a 10/100BT card but I'm guessing no one makes such a slow > card with a PCIe interface, so a 10/100/1000 will do if that's all that's > available. > > I'm trying to add a third NIC into a Dell PowerEdge 1850. I've already done > this to some other 1850s, but they had normal PCI slots. This one has a > shorter slot marked "PCIe X4" (seems to be attached to the RAID circuitry > which the others didn't have) and it looks the same length as the X4 slots I > see depicted on the 'web. > > If there's no PCI-E X4 cards that work out-of-the-box but someone/anyone has > managed to get one working by installing other kernels/drivers I'd like to > hear about it.
I don't know for sure, but I bet Intel's PCIe NICs would work. And don't forget that you should be able to put a 1x or 2x card in a 4x slot. I should admit, my PCIe knowledge is all theoretical, not practical. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
