FreeBSD 9.2 - does not appear to support the 'dc' PCMCIA NIC driver
I have a Netgear FA511 PCMCIA NIC that worked fine under 9.1. Under 9.2 I get the following message: Oct 6 21:38:11 monitor4 kernel: dc0: ADMtek AN985 CardBus 10/100BaseTX or clon e port 0x1100-0x11ff irq 19 at device 0.0 on cardbus0 Oct 6 21:38:11 monitor4 kernel: dc0: attaching PHYs failed This used to work under 9.1, does anyone know what happened? Thanks. Kent ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Freebsd support in Adelaide wanted
Hi Greg questions@ etc That's massively out of date. Mike left Adelaide in 1998, and has been working for Apple in Cupertino for about 10 years. OK deleted. Greg Lehey in Echunga +61 8 83888286 That's out of date too. I left Adelaide over 6 years ago. Up-to-date information at http://www.lemis.com/grog/ . OK Updated. Both are well know in FreeBSD community :-) I've cc'd them both Thanks. Danny did in fact contact me directly, and I think we've found somebody for him. Good :-) PS for other consultants: If you want to be added to geographic indexed table just email me a pre-prepared HTML table enty See: http://www.berklix.com/consultants/ It would certainly be a good idea for more eyes to go through this list and help you get it up to date. Updates welcome, preferably in format diff -c Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultant, Munich http://berklix.com Reply below not above, like a play script. Indent old text with . Send plain text. No quoted-printable, HTML, base64, multipart/alternative. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Freebsd support in Adelaide wanted
I have a small law firm in Adelaide and I am looking to engage someone to build / purchase a new server to replace my current server which runs v6 freebsd. Can you recommend anyone? Regards _ _ Danny Beger | Beger Co Lawyers p: 8362 6400 | f: 8362 3555 www.beger.com.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Freebsd support in Adelaide wanted
Hi, Reference: From: Danny Beger da...@beger.com.au Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:30:57 +0930 Danny Beger wrote: I have a small law firm in Adelaide and I am looking to engage someone to build / purchase a new server to replace my current server which runs v6 freebsd. Can you recommend anyone? Happily, http://www.berklix.com/consultants/table.html shows Mike Smith in Adelaide +61 8 8267 3493 Greg Lehey in Echunga +61 8 83888286 Both are well know in FreeBSD community :-) I've cc'd them both PS for other consultants: If you want to be added to geographic indexed table just email me a pre-prepared HTML table enty See: http://www.berklix.com/consultants/ Regards _ _ Danny Beger | Beger Co Lawyers p: 8362 6400 | f: 8362 3555 www.beger.com.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultant, Munich http://berklix.com Reply below not above, like a play script. Indent old text with . Send plain text. No quoted-printable, HTML, base64, multipart/alternative. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Freebsd support in Adelaide wanted
Danny Beger wrote: I have a small law firm in Adelaide and I am looking to engage someone to build / purchase a new server to replace my current server which runs v6 freebsd. Can you recommend anyone? Regards _ _ Danny Beger | Beger Co Lawyers p: 8362 6400 | f: 8362 3555 www.beger.com.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Aloha, I believe Greg Lehey is in Australia. g...@freebsd.org I have seen several others on the list at different times too. AL ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + email: n...@hdk5.net All that's really worth doing is what we do for others.- Lewis Carrol ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Freebsd support in Adelaide wanted
I considered dropping FreeBSD-questions from this reply, but since it contains out-of-date contact details, I'm leaving them in. On Saturday, 21 September 2013 at 17:17:07 +0200, Julian H. Stacey wrote: Hi, Reference: From:Danny Beger da...@beger.com.au Date:Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:30:57 +0930 Danny Beger wrote: I have a small law firm in Adelaide and I am looking to engage someone to build / purchase a new server to replace my current server which runs v6 freebsd. Can you recommend anyone? Happily, http://www.berklix.com/consultants/table.html shows Mike Smith in Adelaide +61 8 8267 3493 That's massively out of date. Mike left Adelaide in 1998, and has been working for Apple in Cupertino for about 10 years. Greg Lehey in Echunga +61 8 83888286 That's out of date too. I left Adelaide over 6 years ago. Up-to-date information at http://www.lemis.com/grog/ . Both are well know in FreeBSD community :-) I've cc'd them both Thanks. Danny did in fact contact me directly, and I think we've found somebody for him. PS for other consultants: If you want to be added to geographic indexed table just email me a pre-prepared HTML table enty See: http://www.berklix.com/consultants/ It would certainly be a good idea for more eyes to go through this list and help you get it up to date. Greg -- Sent from my desktop computer. Finger g...@freebsd.org for PGP public key. See complete headers for address and phone numbers. This message is digitally signed. If your Microsoft MUA reports problems, please read http://tinyurl.com/broken-mua pgpq8FhBNt4Hc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Support
sopo...@promonitor.com.mx writes: Hello, i have a Server whith the screen information like attach Server.jpg, assumed that are to save the record of IP cameras like network folder (see network.jpg), but another IP cameras need a FTP folder and other that folder don't have blank spaces. If possible make this (FTP and other folder network) in the server whit freeBSD, the person what config and install the machine isn't more available so any have the information by they work in this plataform or make changes, so i need makes this adds at they exist. The FreeBSD Handbook includes a section on configuring ftpd. There's also a manual for ftpd itself (see http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpd). Is that what you're looking for? Normally, an FTP client can use any directory (folder) on the server if it's logging in as a normal user, or any directory under the home directory if it's logging in as an anonymous user. These details are covered in the ftpd manual page. You shouldn't have any trouble creating such a directory with no spaces in its name. Good luck. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Support
Hello, i have a Server whith the screen information like attach Server.jpg, assumed that are to save the record of IP cameras like network folder (see network.jpg), but another IP cameras need a FTP folder and other that folder don't have blank spaces. If possible make this (FTP and other folder network) in the server whit freeBSD, the person what config and install the machine isn't more available so any have the information by they work in this plataform or make changes, so i need makes this adds at they exist. Or have phone number in Mexico how can give me this support Tanks for your time. Armando Mayorga Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Tel +52 81 8998-0070 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Support
Hi Armando On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:01:15 -0500 sopo...@promonitor.com.mx wrote: Hello, i have a Server whith the screen information like attach Server.jpg, assumed that are to save the record of IP cameras like network folder (see network.jpg), but another IP cameras need a FTP folder and other that folder don't have blank spaces. This list eliminates attachments except pgp signatures, smime and vcard, your jpeg images went to /dev/null If possible make this (FTP and other folder network) in the server whit freeBSD, the person what config and install the machine isn't more available so any have the information by they work in this plataform or make changes, so i need makes this adds at they exist. The configuration depends on what ftp server you are running Or have phone number in Mexico how can give me this support Perhaps you may be more comfortable to ask in spanish list? free...@es.freebsd.org Don't remember if it needs subscription to post, but I can forward your mail there (in spanish and without attachments). Tanks for your time. Armando Mayorga Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Tel +52 81 8998-0070 --- --- Eduardo Morras emorr...@yahoo.es ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FusionIO - Extreme support, 9.1
Hi all, I've 2 IOExtreme 80GB cards that work as a stipe yielding 160GB. These cards use exceptionally fast high quality RAM. I called support about Centos6/FreeBSD support but they said nada. The cards do work in Centos6 and I suspect they just wanted to reduce support load, etc... Does this stuff work in FreeBSD =9.1? Thanks in advance, - aurf ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Does geom_raid1e support raid10e?
Hello, I want to know if geom_raid1e support raid10e level too. The difference between them is that 1e duplicates the 32-64-128-whatever block data size in all n disks in the raid1e but raid10e only between n/2 and n (a try to show it below), making raid10e bigger and more flexible than plains raid1/raid1e or raid10 respectively. In raid1e: Disk D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 Block a1 a1 a1 a1 a1 Block a2 a2 a2 a2 a2 Block a3 a3 a3 a3 a3 In raid10e: Disk D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 Block a1 a1 a1 a2 a2 Block a2 a3 a3 a3 a4 Block a4 a4 a5 a5 a5 In these examples, with block size of 128KB, raid1e will survive to fail of 4 disks and stores 128*3 = 384 KB; raid10e will survive to fail of 2 disks and stores 128*5 = 640 KB. In some literature, raid10e duplicates between 2 and n disks. --- --- Eduardo Morras emorr...@yahoo.es ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Touch screen support in 9 Release
Hello, My employer is going to replace my aging laptop soon. We've always used Macs at work but I'd kinda like to get back to FreeBSD. His criteria are Windows 8 and a touch screen, mine is decent FreeBSD support. So, what is the state of support for touch screens at the moment? Most if the information I can find is from four or five years ago, and I can't seem to find out what's going on now. And, any recommendations for a machine? I'd be using it primarily for web development. Thanks for your help, Ben ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Any FreeBSD version support display card in AMD APU?
I have an ASUS EeePC 1015B with APU C-50, and the core display card is Readon HD6250. I want to know whether FreeBSD 9 Stable or 10 Current support it as TTM working. BTW, can anybody recommend some Notebooks supporting FreeBSD perfectly? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
DTrace support in Postgresql not working
Hi guys, I have a system running 10-CURRENT (r250217) which I've built Postgresql 9.2.4 with DTrace support enabled on a VM running 9.1-STABLE (r250009) which I'm unable to build it on. On 10-CURRENT the problem is that dtrace -l does not list the postgresql provider. My make.conf on both system is STRIP= CFLAGS+=-fno-omit-frame-pointer on 9.1-STABLE the build fails with Assertion failed: (nrc == rc), function _libelf_resync_sections, file /usr/src/lib/libelf/elf_update.c, line 341. gmake: *** [utils/probes.o] Abort trap: 6 (core dumped) gmake: *** Deleting file 'utils/probes.o' *** [do-build] Error code 2 on 10-CURRENT there are warnings generated but the build completes installs pgstat.c:2538:36: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_STATEMENT_STATUS(cmd_str); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:424:42: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_STATEMENT_STATUS' __dtrace_postgresql___statement__status(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:803:59: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___statement__status(char *); postgres.c:559:37: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_PARSE_START(query_string); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:316:44: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_PARSE_START' __dtrace_postgresql___query__parse__start(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:731:61: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___query__parse__start(char *); postgres.c:582:36: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_PARSE_DONE(query_string); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:307:43: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_PARSE_DONE' __dtrace_postgresql___query__parse__done(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:725:60: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___query__parse__done(char *); postgres.c:603:39: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_START(query_string); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:352:46: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_START' __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__start(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:755:63: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__start(char *); postgres.c:621:38: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_DONE(query_string); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:343:45: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_DONE' __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__done(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:749:62: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__done(char *); postgres.c:643:39: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_START(query_string); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:352:46: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_START' __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__start(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:755:63: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__start(char *); postgres.c:670:38: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_DONE(query_string); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:343:45: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_REWRITE_DONE' __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__done(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:749:62: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___query__rewrite__done(char *); ^ postgres.c:845:31: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers [-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers] TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_START(query_string); ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:361:37: note: expanded from macro 'TRACE_POSTGRESQL_QUERY_START' __dtrace_postgresql___query__start(arg0) ../../../src/include/utils/probes.h:761:54: note: passing argument to parameter here extern void __dtrace_postgresql___query__start(char *); postgres.c:1130:30: warning: passing 'const char *' to parameter of type 'char *' discards qualifiers
Re: software support
On 26-03-2013, Tue [10:10:46], Oblitey, Edmund wrote: I am trying to install FreeBSD on a E7520/6300ESB chipset. Program freezes during probing devices. It always restart when it gets to the atkbd0. Want to know if u can help me on it. Sometimes it helps to disable ACPI support in the loader menu, and enable debugging. You could also try to reset your system's BIOS settings, if you know what you're doing of course. ;) -- Dmitry Sarkisov -\ Powered by ---o -/ FreeBSD ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
software support
I am trying to install FreeBSD on a E7520/6300ESB chipset. Program freezes during probing devices. It always restart when it gets to the atkbd0. Want to know if u can help me on it. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: software support
On 26/03/2013 14:10, Oblitey, Edmund wrote: I am trying to install FreeBSD on a E7520/6300ESB chipset. Program freezes during probing devices. It always restart when it gets to the atkbd0. Want to know if u can help me on it. Sounds like there's something on-board that either isn't supported or that doesn't get the right driver bound to it. Or that might possibly be defective. What version of FreeBSD are you trying to install? Can you definitely run other OSes without problems on this same hardware? Can you try disconnecting as many non-essential peripherals as possible and see if that allows FreeBSD to boot? Cheers, Matthew ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Old releases support
On 03/02/13 19:32, Remko Lodder wrote: I just removed 7.4/7-STABLE from the list and moved it to the 'unsupported' section. Thanks for mentioning this! Thanks to you! Although I'm fine (I know what I asked for :-), I'll point out another little thing: 7.4 is still listed as legacy in the home and here: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/. I guess it should go away there too. bye av. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Old releases support
Hello. Just a quick question on EOL dates. According to http://www.freebsd.org/security/security.html#sup, 7.4R support should have ended two days ago. Did it? Is Feb 28 2013 date confirmed? Next, 9.0 should reach EOL at the end of this month. Is this confirmed too? bye Thanks av. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Old releases support
On 2 Mar 2013 09:47, Andrea Venturoli m...@netfence.it wrote: Just a quick question on EOL dates. According to http://www.freebsd.org/security/security.html#sup, 7.4R support should have ended two days ago. Did it? Is Feb 28 2013 date confirmed? Next, 9.0 should reach EOL at the end of this month. Is this confirmed too? Correct on both accounts. As the updates are manual nobody just got to removing 7.4 yet. I should have sent a mail out with warning a month ago but forgot. -- Simon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Old releases support
On Mar 2, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Simon L. B. Nielsen si...@qxnitro.org wrote: On 2 Mar 2013 09:47, Andrea Venturoli m...@netfence.it wrote: Just a quick question on EOL dates. According to http://www.freebsd.org/security/security.html#sup, 7.4R support should have ended two days ago. Did it? Is Feb 28 2013 date confirmed? Next, 9.0 should reach EOL at the end of this month. Is this confirmed too? Correct on both accounts. As the updates are manual nobody just got to removing 7.4 yet. Hello, I just removed 7.4/7-STABLE from the list and moved it to the 'unsupported' section. Thanks for mentioning this! Cheers Remko I should have sent a mail out with warning a month ago but forgot. -- Simon ___ Please think twice when forwarding, cc:ing, or bcc:ing security-team messages. Ask if you are unsure. -- /\ With kind regards,| re...@elvandar.org \ / Remko Lodder | re...@freebsd.org XFreeBSD| http://www.evilcoder.org / \ The Power to Serve| Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: SAS Driver Support
Dear Devin I have got some questions in my mind Brother. 1 MAX HDD Support in FreeBSD 2 MAX HDD Size Support in FreeBSD Kindly guide me. Regard's Junaid From: Teske, Devin [devin.te...@fisglobal.com] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 9:45 PM To: Muhammad Junaid; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Cc: Teske, Devin Subject: RE: SAS Driver Support I did a write-up on hardware integration procedures some time back. Might help... http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-June/241956.html In addition, I'll add that you don't necessarily have to boot FreeBSD... what I'll often do is boot DruidBSD and run the Hardware Detection Tool or HDT by Ewan Velu: http://sourceforge.net/projects/druidbsd/files/Druid-0.0.iso/download That will allow me to get the vendor/device hex values that identify the card you want to support. Once you have the 4-digit hex values for vendor id and device id then it's just a matter of grep'ing the FreeBSD source code to find out which module(s) work with that hardware. -- Devin From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] on behalf of Muhammad Junaid [muhammad.jun...@cubexsweatherly.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:14 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: SAS Driver Support Dear Team FreeBSD can support HP D2600 disk enclosure or not? FreeBSD can support SAS controller card (P800\P812) driver or not? Regard's Muhammad Junaid ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org _ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
SAS Driver Support
Dear Team FreeBSD can support HP D2600 disk enclosure or not? FreeBSD can support SAS controller card (P800\P812) driver or not? Regard's Muhammad Junaid ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: SAS Driver Support
I did a write-up on hardware integration procedures some time back. Might help... http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-June/241956.html In addition, I'll add that you don't necessarily have to boot FreeBSD... what I'll often do is boot DruidBSD and run the Hardware Detection Tool or HDT by Ewan Velu: http://sourceforge.net/projects/druidbsd/files/Druid-0.0.iso/download That will allow me to get the vendor/device hex values that identify the card you want to support. Once you have the 4-digit hex values for vendor id and device id then it's just a matter of grep'ing the FreeBSD source code to find out which module(s) work with that hardware. -- Devin From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] on behalf of Muhammad Junaid [muhammad.jun...@cubexsweatherly.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:14 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: SAS Driver Support Dear Team FreeBSD can support HP D2600 disk enclosure or not? FreeBSD can support SAS controller card (P800\P812) driver or not? Regard's Muhammad Junaid ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org _ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD
Regarding all the recommendations on how to determine if ZFS is
available on the system:
Do not run commands like /sbin/zfs or /sbin/zpool right off the bat.
This will result in the underlying kld bits dynamically loading zfs.ko
and opensolaris.ko on the fly -- even if there aren't any ZFS
filesystems used -- which takes up kernel memory. This also generates
crap on the console, and I can assure you an SA running some script is
not expecting this. (An example is a system I admin which does not use
ZFS, but I often forget that fact and type zpool status as root by
accident, which loads ZFS, etc. -- I ended up using WITHOUT_CDDL on that
system just to keep that from happening ;-) ).
The OP needs to define what he means by enabled on the host. This
could mean:
a) The host actually has ZFS compiled or not (e.g. WITHOUT_ZFS and/or
WITHOUT_CDDL and/or WITHOUT_CTF are not defined in src.conf),
b) The host is capable of using ZFS (e.g. kernel modules are built and
installed but are not loaded),
c) The host has the kernel modules loaded but are not actually in use
(e.g. zfs_enable=yes in rc.conf but no ZFS filesystems defined),
d) The host has the kernel modules loaded and actively has ZFS
filesystems in use.
Recommendations (meaning you get to use a combination of these to create
proper logic depending on what you want -- please keep in mind what I
just said about using /sbin/zpool and so on however):
1) Check for the existence of /sbin/zfs (e.g. if [ -x ... ]). If it
exists, the system was built without WITHOUT_{ZFS,CDDL,CTF} set. (Sorry
for the double negative).
2) Use sysctl -n vfs.zfs.version.zpl and check exit code. If 1, the
kernel modules are not loaded, else they are.
3) Run /sbin/zpool list -H and see if there's any output. If there
is, there are pools defined, which means in some way or another ZFS is
being used by the system. (Note that I recommend using /sbin/zpool not
/sbin/zfs, because zpool (for me anyway) takes less time and if there's
a pool there is going to be a filesystem (even if -omountpoint=none)
that shows up /sbin/zfs).
Note that this WILL result in the kernel modules being loaded.
Depending on what the OP wants, you could use /sbin/mount | grep zfs
instead, but that won't catch one situation: where all ZFS filesystems
are mountpoint=none.
Footnote: do not do silly things like grep /etc/src.conf for WITHOUT_xxx
features, or /etc/rc.conf for whatever; an admin may have set these in
advance for the next {build,install}{world,kernel} which have yet to be
run. Parsing/checking config files is not going to suffice.
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RE: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD
4. lsvfs output?
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Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:16 AM
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Subject: Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD
Regarding all the recommendations on how to determine if ZFS is
available on the system:
Do not run commands like /sbin/zfs or /sbin/zpool right off the bat.
This will result in the underlying kld bits dynamically loading zfs.ko
and opensolaris.ko on the fly -- even if there aren't any ZFS
filesystems used -- which takes up kernel memory. This also generates
crap on the console, and I can assure you an SA running some script is
not expecting this. (An example is a system I admin which does not use
ZFS, but I often forget that fact and type zpool status as root by
accident, which loads ZFS, etc. -- I ended up using WITHOUT_CDDL on that
system just to keep that from happening ;-) ).
The OP needs to define what he means by enabled on the host. This
could mean:
a) The host actually has ZFS compiled or not (e.g. WITHOUT_ZFS and/or
WITHOUT_CDDL and/or WITHOUT_CTF are not defined in src.conf),
b) The host is capable of using ZFS (e.g. kernel modules are built and
installed but are not loaded),
c) The host has the kernel modules loaded but are not actually in use
(e.g. zfs_enable=yes in rc.conf but no ZFS filesystems defined),
d) The host has the kernel modules loaded and actively has ZFS
filesystems in use.
Recommendations (meaning you get to use a combination of these to create
proper logic depending on what you want -- please keep in mind what I
just said about using /sbin/zpool and so on however):
1) Check for the existence of /sbin/zfs (e.g. if [ -x ... ]). If it
exists, the system was built without WITHOUT_{ZFS,CDDL,CTF} set. (Sorry
for the double negative).
2) Use sysctl -n vfs.zfs.version.zpl and check exit code. If 1, the
kernel modules are not loaded, else they are.
3) Run /sbin/zpool list -H and see if there's any output. If there
is, there are pools defined, which means in some way or another ZFS is
being used by the system. (Note that I recommend using /sbin/zpool not
/sbin/zfs, because zpool (for me anyway) takes less time and if there's
a pool there is going to be a filesystem (even if -omountpoint=none)
that shows up /sbin/zfs).
Note that this WILL result in the kernel modules being loaded.
Depending on what the OP wants, you could use /sbin/mount | grep zfs
instead, but that won't catch one situation: where all ZFS filesystems
are mountpoint=none.
Footnote: do not do silly things like grep /etc/src.conf for WITHOUT_xxx
features, or /etc/rc.conf for whatever; an admin may have set these in
advance for the next {build,install}{world,kernel} which have yet to be
run. Parsing/checking config files is not going to suffice.
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Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 09:09:07AM +, Teske, Devin wrote:
4. lsvfs output?
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[j...@koitsu.org]
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Subject: Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD
Regarding all the recommendations on how to determine if ZFS is
available on the system:
Do not run commands like /sbin/zfs or /sbin/zpool right off the bat.
This will result in the underlying kld bits dynamically loading zfs.ko
and opensolaris.ko on the fly -- even if there aren't any ZFS
filesystems used -- which takes up kernel memory. This also generates
crap on the console, and I can assure you an SA running some script is
not expecting this. (An example is a system I admin which does not use
ZFS, but I often forget that fact and type zpool status as root by
accident, which loads ZFS, etc. -- I ended up using WITHOUT_CDDL on that
system just to keep that from happening ;-) ).
The OP needs to define what he means by enabled on the host. This
could mean:
a) The host actually has ZFS compiled or not (e.g. WITHOUT_ZFS and/or
WITHOUT_CDDL and/or WITHOUT_CTF are not defined in src.conf),
b) The host is capable of using ZFS (e.g. kernel modules are built and
installed but are not loaded),
c) The host has the kernel modules loaded but are not actually in use
(e.g. zfs_enable=yes in rc.conf but no ZFS filesystems defined),
d) The host has the kernel modules loaded and actively has ZFS
filesystems in use.
Recommendations (meaning you get to use a combination of these to create
proper logic depending on what you want -- please keep in mind what I
just said about using /sbin/zpool and so on however):
1) Check for the existence of /sbin/zfs (e.g. if [ -x ... ]). If it
exists, the system was built without WITHOUT_{ZFS,CDDL,CTF} set. (Sorry
for the double negative).
2) Use sysctl -n vfs.zfs.version.zpl and check exit code. If 1, the
kernel modules are not loaded, else they are.
3) Run /sbin/zpool list -H and see if there's any output. If there
is, there are pools defined, which means in some way or another ZFS is
being used by the system. (Note that I recommend using /sbin/zpool not
/sbin/zfs, because zpool (for me anyway) takes less time and if there's
a pool there is going to be a filesystem (even if -omountpoint=none)
that shows up /sbin/zfs).
Note that this WILL result in the kernel modules being loaded.
Depending on what the OP wants, you could use /sbin/mount | grep zfs
instead, but that won't catch one situation: where all ZFS filesystems
are mountpoint=none.
Footnote: do not do silly things like grep /etc/src.conf for WITHOUT_xxx
features, or /etc/rc.conf for whatever; an admin may have set these in
advance for the next {build,install}{world,kernel} which have yet to be
run. Parsing/checking config files is not going to suffice.
That's a pretty awesome command, one which I've never heard of --
probably because it's only mentioned in these, and only these:
df(1)
find(1)
mount(2)
nmount(2)
umount(2)
jail(8)
Not even in mount(8), VFS(9), extattr(9), or any other man page one
might think be relevant. Strange, considering it's existed since
FreeBSD 2.0 (!).
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Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD?
On 2/18/13 4:21 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: The handbook does not cover how to add zfs support. How is it done? Does this help you? https://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFS Best, --Glenn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD?
On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:57:14 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote:
Fbsd8 wrote:
The handbook does not cover how to add zfs support.
How is it done?
Let me reword. If zfs is in the base system why does it not show up
when I look for it this way?
if config -x $( sysctl -n kern.bootfile ) | grep -q
'^[[:space:]]*options[[:space:]]\{1,\}ZFS\'; then
echo yes zfs is in the kernel
fi
Without the ability to check this, I strongly assume that
if you enable ZFS as described in the Handbook, the module
/boot/kernel/zfs.ko (part of the default system) will be
loaded. That's why it won't show up in a sysctl query
aimed at the _kernel_ itself -- because it isn't in the
kernel.
Also, sysctl -n kern.bootfile will return the actual
kernel file, /boot/kernel/kernel, which is a binary. If
the exact config list (from the kernel _configuration_
file) is not plain-text part of that file, grep will not
find the text you're grepping for.
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Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD?
Polytropon wrote:
On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:57:14 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote:
Fbsd8 wrote:
The handbook does not cover how to add zfs support.
How is it done?
Let me reword. If zfs is in the base system why does it not show up
when I look for it this way?
if config -x $( sysctl -n kern.bootfile ) | grep -q
'^[[:space:]]*options[[:space:]]\{1,\}ZFS\'; then
echo yes zfs is in the kernel
fi
Without the ability to check this, I strongly assume that
if you enable ZFS as described in the Handbook, the module
/boot/kernel/zfs.ko (part of the default system) will be
loaded. That's why it won't show up in a sysctl query
aimed at the _kernel_ itself -- because it isn't in the
kernel.
Also, sysctl -n kern.bootfile will return the actual
kernel file, /boot/kernel/kernel, which is a binary. If
the exact config list (from the kernel _configuration_
file) is not plain-text part of that file, grep will not
find the text you're grepping for.
So the next question is there any sh script code I can use to
check if zfs has been enabled by the rc.conf zfs_enable statement.
I need to determine if zfs is enabled on the host.
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RE: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD?
The tool for checking rc.conf(5) is my sysrc(8).
It will eventually be part of base (it's already checked into HEAD at
usr.sbin/sysrc -- but not installed by default unless WITH_BSDCONFIG is enabled
when performing a build(7) or release(7) process).
Currently, also available via ports in sysutils/sysrc
I definitely recommend giving it a shot.
There's essentially two ways to use it for your needs:
1. sysrc -n zfs_enable
Returns YES for example.
or...
2. For better performance, use the includes...
#!/bin/sh
. /usr/local/share/sysrc/sysrc.subr
f_sysrc_get zfs_enable
Returns YES for example.
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on behalf of Fbsd8 [fb...@a1poweruser.com]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 5:41 PM
To: Polytropon
Cc: FreeBSD questions
Subject: Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD?
Polytropon wrote:
On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:57:14 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote:
Fbsd8 wrote:
The handbook does not cover how to add zfs support.
How is it done?
Let me reword. If zfs is in the base system why does it not show up
when I look for it this way?
if config -x $( sysctl -n kern.bootfile ) | grep -q
'^[[:space:]]*options[[:space:]]\{1,\}ZFS\'; then
echo yes zfs is in the kernel
fi
Without the ability to check this, I strongly assume that
if you enable ZFS as described in the Handbook, the module
/boot/kernel/zfs.ko (part of the default system) will be
loaded. That's why it won't show up in a sysctl query
aimed at the _kernel_ itself -- because it isn't in the
kernel.
Also, sysctl -n kern.bootfile will return the actual
kernel file, /boot/kernel/kernel, which is a binary. If
the exact config list (from the kernel _configuration_
file) is not plain-text part of that file, grep will not
find the text you're grepping for.
So the next question is there any sh script code I can use to
check if zfs has been enabled by the rc.conf zfs_enable statement.
I need to determine if zfs is enabled on the host.
Thanks
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Re: How to add zfs support to FreeBSD?
On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:41:19 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote: So the next question is there any sh script code I can use to check if zfs has been enabled by the rc.conf zfs_enable statement. I need to determine if zfs is enabled on the host. Even though the statement zfs_enable=YES may be part of /etc/rc.conf, it's still possible that the ZFS subsystem is _currently_ not running. So in my opinion you should check with something that relies on ZFS actually running. So there could be a difference between is enabled and is running. Regarding is enabled, you can easily check if the corresponding line in /etc/rc.conf is present. This could result in a false-positive answer regarding is running. For example, if I add zfs_enable=YES to /etc/rc.conf and check its presence (e. g. using grep), but I don't do anything else; I'll get this: % zfs internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library Here's an example from a system not running ZFS: /sbin/zfs /dev/null 21 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo ZFS is currently running. else echo ZFS is currently _not_ running. fi Check on a system running ZFS. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
zfs sharenfs still not support multiple networks for one zfs partition?
Hello, 3 version of freebsd I have to patch zfs with this: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/147881 It looks that in 9.1 still isnt this possibility. Am I right or not? If I am wrong how can do it? Thank you Radek ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: TRIM support on SSD via ata(4)
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:13:46PM +0700, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote: Unfortunately, I cannot use ahci(4) and limited to atacontrol(8), which does not have identify command like camcontrol(8). Shall I recompile the kernel with ATA_CAM option? I've switched to ATA_CAM and removed atadisk from /boot/loader.conf. CAM driver reported flags 0x896, which includes ADA_FLAG_CAN_TRIM (0x080). In adaregister() of /sys/cam/ata/ata_da.c, this is enough to in turn enable DISKFLAG_CANDELETE disk flag: if ((softc-flags ADA_FLAG_CAN_TRIM) || ((softc-flags ADA_FLAG_CAN_CFA) !(softc-flags ADA_FLAG_CAN_48BIT))) softc-disk-d_flags |= DISKFLAG_CANDELETE; In /sys/dev/ata/ata-disk.c, this check is different: if ((atadev-param.support.command2 ATA_SUPPORT_CFA) || atadev-param.config == ATA_PROTO_CFA) adp-disk-d_flags |= DISKFLAG_CANDELETE; Since this disk evidently does not support CFA, ata(4) was not raising DISKFLAG_CANDELETE flag. With CAM_ATA, I can now use camcontrol(8) to talk to my disks: # camcontrol identify ada0 | egrep TRIM\|Feature Feature Support Enabled Value Vendor data set management (TRIM) yes TRIM on fs but drive does not have it warning is gone. I wonder why legacy ata(4) did not enable TRIM though. ./danfe ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
TRIM support on SSD via ata(4)
Hi there, I've just bought this Crucial M4 SSD few days ago as a (hopefully) nice upgrade option for my old laptop (I'm currently using it via SATA-IDE cdrom bay). Not the best setup, but alas I see no other options for me due to lack of any real SATA ports and an old controller (my system is recent 8.3-STABLE): $ pciconf -lv | grep -i ata atapci0@pci0:0:31:1:class=0x01018a card=0x83191033 chip=0x266f8086 rev=0x04 hdr=0x00 device = 'PATA100 Controller - 266F (82801FB/FBM/FW/FR/FRW)' subclass = ATA Anyway, drive is recognized and seems to work quite fine, but one thing in dmesg puzzles me when I mount filesystem from SSD: TRIM flag on fs but disk does not support TRIM Under Linux, hdparm(8) reports that TRIM is supported, so I'm wondering why FreeBSD does not see it. My ata(4) support in /boot/loader.conf looks like this (little to none hardware support is compiled into the kernel): ataintel_load=YES atadisk_load=YES atapci_load=YES $ kldstat | grep ata 201 0xc0a65000 4734 atadisk.ko 215 0xc0a6a000 e398 ata.ko 223 0xc0a79000 80d4 atapci.ko 381 0xc0afc000 76ec ataintel.ko 392 0xc0b04000 6f50 ataahci.ko Unfortunately, I cannot use ahci(4) and limited to atacontrol(8), which does not have identify command like camcontrol(8). Shall I recompile the kernel with ATA_CAM option? Is there way to force TRIM support, perhaps by sending ATA commands directly to the drive? Thanks, ./danfe P.S. Buying a new laptop is the easiest solution, but I do not want to do that for various reasons, mostly because it's quite hard to find one that would be nicely supported by FreeBSD these days. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Optimus VGA support in new release 9.1
hi, I really want to migrate to FreeBSD for daily usages, Bu my main issue is my vga card on my notebook, this is optimus. any body knows is it supported in this new release? -- King Regards, Ashkan R ashkan...@gmail.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Optimus VGA support in new release 9.1
On 31/12/2012 10:15, Ashkan Rahmani wrote: I really want to migrate to FreeBSD for daily usages, Bu my main issue is my vga card on my notebook, this is optimus. any body knows is it supported in this new release? That's an nVidia card. The FreeBSD version is pretty much irrelevant here. What you need to ask is my nVidia card supported by the x11/nvidia-driver port, or failing that the built-in Xorg nv driver? If you want 3-D acceleration and all that stuff, then you'll need the x11/nvidia-driver. Check the supported products tab on this page: http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd-x86-310.19-driver.html If your video card isn't there, or you can't recognise it from the part number, then I'm afraid you're out of luck[*]. Your best resource there is to ask on one of the nVidia forums. Cheers, Matthew [*] There are other drivers available for various legacy cards: finding information about these is left as an exercise for the student. -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Optimus VGA support in new release 9.1
On Mon, 31 Dec 2012, Ashkan Rahmani wrote: hi, I really want to migrate to FreeBSD for daily usages, Bu my main issue is my vga card on my notebook, this is optimus. any body knows is it supported in this new release? If the BIOS allows turning off the NVidia graphics, FreeBSD 9.1 has a KMS driver that will support the Intel graphics. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Optimus VGA support in new release 9.1
If the BIOS allows turning off the NVidia graphics, FreeBSD 9.1 has a KMS driver that will support the Intel graphics. You don't even need bios to support turning off the nvidia card.. im using a Asus N53SV-XR1 it has a nvidia optimus GT540M.. KMS works for the intel video card. so long as you dont use packages... you have to compile xorg with a few settings in your /etc/make.conf as well as use the xorg intel driver, the vesa driver doesn't work and will hard lock your system. these settings go in /etc/make.conf WITH_NEW_XORG=YES WITH_KMS=YES here is my xorg.conf cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf Section ServerLayout Identifier Not X.org Configured Screen 0 Screen0 0 0 InputDeviceSynaptics_Touchpad AlwaysCore EndSection Section Files ModulePath /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/bitstream-vera/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Droid/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Liberation/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/terminus-font/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/LinLibertineG/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/anonymous-pro/ FontPath /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/GentiumBasic/ EndSection Section Module Load dri Load freetype Load extmod Load glx Load type1 Load synaptics EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Synaptics_Touchpad Driver Synaptics Option UseShm true Option SHMConfig on Option Protocol psm Option Device /dev/psm0 Option SendCoreEvents true Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 6 7 Option FingerLow 26 Option FingerHigh 51 Option FingerPress 254 Option HorizEdgeScroll 1 Option MinSpeed 0.10 Option MaxSpeed 0.20 Option RTCornerButton 2 Option RBCornerButton 3 Option TapButton2 2 Option TapButton3 3 EndSection Section Device Identifier Card0 Driver intel VendorName Intel Corporation BoardName Intel nVidia Thingy BusID PCI:0:2:0 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Card0 MonitorMonitor0 SubSection Display Modes 1366x768 Virtual 1366 768 EndSubSection EndSection Sam Fourman Jr. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
ixgbe ALTQ support on 9.1-RELEASE
Should ixgbe 2.4.8 (supplied with 9.1-RELEASE) support ALTQ? My card: ix0@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x02 card=0xa12c8086 chip=0x150b8086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = '82598EB 10-Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter' class = network subclass = ethernet I've successfully built a kernel with altq suppport. altq works with other drivers on this system. However when attempting to load a pf rule set that includes queueing for this NIC, it fails with the following message: pfctl: ix0: driver does not support altq altq(4) lists ixgbe under the SUPPORTED DEVICES secction. Is there some alternative to altq, or is there some other knob/sysctl/step I'm missing? -- Mike Hix ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
About QUOTA support in stock kernel
Hi, I would like to know why quota is not enabled in the stock kernel.. I remembered that it is not enabled since freebsd 3.5 or freebsd 4 generation. Now in freebsd 9.0, it still neeed a kernel rebuild. I have heard it has performance issue (GIANT lock) about quota. Regards, Patrick ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
wifi support?
Hello, I would like to try freebsd, but I need to know if my wifi card will be usable. A lspci under debian returns : 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01) Can you tell me where I can find if this card is supported or not? Thank you. -- ,--. Xavier Cartron : /` ) M2 MEFPC | `-' Debian user \_ jabber : thu...@jabber.fr ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: wifi support?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/19/12 9:59 AM, Thuban wrote: Hello, I would like to try freebsd, but I need to know if my wifi card will be usable. A lspci under debian returns : 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01) Can you tell me where I can find if this card is supported or not? Thank you. Hi there, According to this posting, it doesn't look like that card is supported on FreeBSD yet: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/RTL8188CE-wireless-card-td5628611.html Regards, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. http://twitter.com/cpucycle/ - Follow you, follow me -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDR3UYACgkQ0sRouByUApDHjACgwV3FQZP/FVLvOhjvNvOYU8RV 6ewAoMpMTn3Z76OcmvwY5EkjH3oJMNlG =YeRx -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: wifi support?
On 12/19/12 08:59, Thuban wrote: Hello, I would like to try freebsd, but I need to know if my wifi card will be usable. A lspci under debian returns : 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01) Can you tell me where I can find if this card is supported or not? Thank you. RealTek wifi support is nil in 9.x (I have a RealTek wireless and wired in my laptop and only the wired works). You'll have to use ndistulator to get RealTek wifi under FreeBSD (its how its done in Linux afaik). -- Yours in Christ, Joseph A Nagy Jr Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid. -- Proverbs 12:1 Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Original content CopyFree (F) under the OWL http://owl.apotheon.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: wifi drivers support for n standard
On Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:43:34 -0700 Waitman Gobble articulated: On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: I have 3 usb wifi sticks. One supports b/g standard only and it configures with no problems. The other 2 support the n standard for faster connection speed between the usb stick and the network AP. These 2 usb wifi sticks do not configure no mater what I do. Thinking the Freebsd wifi drivers have not been updated for n standard yet. My Cisco Linksys AE2500 USB wifi stick does not work with the bwi driver. Has any body gotten this device to work? According to this page: http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Linksys_AE2500 the AE2500, which was first released about one year ago, uses the BCM4323 chipset. I do not see support for this chipset listed in http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/bwn/ or http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/usb/wlan/ If you want a USB dongle that works with FreeBSD I recommend finding one with an RALINK chipset, these seem to be well supported (however I have not tried it with version 8). AFAIK 'wireless n' is not supported w/ the RALINK driver (usb is rum driver at http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_rum.c?revision=234063view=markup). Older D-Link dongles use RALINK chipsets, but it seems that newer ones use the BC chipsets and are not supported. You should be able to chose from a selection of RALINK based devices on ebay for around $10 US. If you want to connect to 'wireless n' I recommend finding a device with an Atheros chipset (however I do not believe there is presently a driver for Atheros based USB dongles, there is one in the OpenBSD source which could be ported.) One thing to note, you may need to run FreeBSD 9 or 10.0-CURRENT to use the newer Atheros drivers. Welcome to the wonderful world of wireless support in FreeBSD. Rather that wasting your time hoping in vain that FreeBSD will actually provide suitable drivers for high grade wireless devices, might I suggest the following. 1) Install a good quality NIC card -- obviously one supported by FreeBSD. 2) Connect that card to a suitable wireless N router. I use the Linksys E4200 with excellent results. You will now be able to use all of your wireless devices, such as printer or connect to other wireless networked PCs. I might add, whenever possible, keep FreeBSD and USB devices as far away from each other as possible. DO NOT attempt to connect a router via USB to FreeBSD. Connect it via cable. Otherwise, you are just look for trouble and pain. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: wifi drivers support for n standard
El día Sunday, September 23, 2012 a las 07:39:19AM -0400, Jerry escribió: Waitman Gobble articulated: On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: I have 3 usb wifi sticks. One supports b/g standard only and it configures with no problems. The other 2 support the n standard for faster connection speed ... Welcome to the wonderful world of wireless support in FreeBSD. Rather that wasting your time hoping in vain that FreeBSD will actually provide suitable drivers for high grade wireless devices, might I suggest the following A few remarks: I have USB UMTS dongle and sticks which work fine with FreeBSD. The OP, as he says, has an USB wifi stick which works fine too with FreeBSD and only wanted (for whatever important reason) a new n one. He bought it without checking the man pages before, not even after having problems he checked the man pages by his own to see if the chip is supported or not. I someone, including me, wants to have better or more recent drivers, he should help in development or testing. HIH matthias -- Matthias Apitz | /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign: www.asciiribbon.org E-mail: g...@unixarea.de | \ / - No HTML/RTF in E-mail WWW: http://www.unixarea.de/ | X - No proprietary attachments phone: +49-170-4527211 | / \ - Respect for open standards ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: wifi drivers support for n standard
On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:11:42 +0200 Matthias Apitz articulated: I have USB UMTS dongle and sticks which work fine with FreeBSD. The OP, as he says, has an USB wifi stick which works fine too with FreeBSD and only wanted (for whatever important reason) a new n one. Speed and transmitting distance would be two factors that come readily to mind. I love the fact that I can take my laptop out to my hammock which is situated near the back of my lawn and still be able to send a document to my printer without having to relocate or set up repeaters. Or, for that matter, stream a movie to watch. He bought it without checking the man pages before, not even after having problems he checked the man pages by his own to see if the chip is supported or not. The problem is that he actually HAS to check to see if the device is supported. I someone, including me, wants to have better or more recent drivers, he should help in development or testing. Either use an OS that fully supports the device, or find a suitable work around, such as the one I described, to circumvent the OS's short comings. I have suggested before and offered to contribute to a fund to be used to hire competent coders to write fully compatible drivers for devices used on FreeBSD. As usual, as soon as I mentioned monetary contributions from prospective users the idea was met with total disdain. Interestingly enough, it would appear that other OSs are doing it with positive results. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
wifi drivers support for n standard
I have 3 usb wifi sticks. One supports b/g standard only and it configures with no problems. The other 2 support the n standard for faster connection speed between the usb stick and the network AP. These 2 usb wifi sticks do not configure no mater what I do. Thinking the Freebsd wifi drivers have not been updated for n standard yet. My Cisco Linksys AE2500 USB wifi stick does not work with the bwi driver. Has any body gotten this device to work? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: wifi drivers support for n standard
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: I have 3 usb wifi sticks. One supports b/g standard only and it configures with no problems. The other 2 support the n standard for faster connection speed between the usb stick and the network AP. These 2 usb wifi sticks do not configure no mater what I do. Thinking the Freebsd wifi drivers have not been updated for n standard yet. My Cisco Linksys AE2500 USB wifi stick does not work with the bwi driver. Has any body gotten this device to work? __**_ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-**questionshttp://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-** unsubscr...@freebsd.org freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Hi, According to this page: http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Linksys_AE2500 the AE2500, which was first released about one year ago, uses the BCM4323 chipset. I do not see support for this chipset listed in http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/bwn/ or http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/usb/wlan/ If you want a USB dongle that works with FreeBSD I recommend finding one with an RALINK chipset, these seem to be well supported (however I have not tried it with version 8). AFAIK 'wireless n' is not supported w/ the RALINK driver (usb is rum driver at http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_rum.c?revision=234063view=markup). Older D-Link dongles use RALINK chipsets, but it seems that newer ones use the BC chipsets and are not supported. You should be able to chose from a selection of RALINK based devices on ebay for around $10 US. If you want to connect to 'wireless n' I recommend finding a device with an Atheros chipset (however I do not believe there is presently a driver for Atheros based USB dongles, there is one in the OpenBSD source which could be ported.) One thing to note, you may need to run FreeBSD 9 or 10.0-CURRENT to use the newer Atheros drivers. Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: RFC 2385 TCP MD5 support on FreeBSD8.3
Thank you very much for the quick reply. Can you please point me to the link where I can download the /usr/src tarball to download the code. Thank you again. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:00 PM, Patrick Lamaiziere patf...@davenulle.orgwrote: Le Thu, 6 Sep 2012 20:46:53 +0530, SivaReddy Obili sivareddy.ob...@gmail.com a écrit : Hello, Recently I've downloaded the FreeBSD 8.3 Release ISO Image (FreeBSD-8.3-RELEASE-i386-dvd1 (1).iso) and installed in our machine. Actually our requirement is to check the TCP MD5 support on FreeBSD8.3 . But we were not able to configure BGP MD5 on that machine. I've used TCP-MD5 signature for bgp between a FreeBSD 8.x and OpenBSD, using setkey(8) to enforce the signature between the peers. That worked (of course, then you shouldn't use tcp-md5 in openbgd). setkey(8): add -4 peer1 peer2 tcp 0x1000 -A tcp-md5 PASSWORD; add -4 peer2 peer1 tcp 0x1000 -A tcp-md5 PASSWORD; kernconf: # In order to enable IPSEC you MUST also add device crypto to # your kernel configuration options IPSEC #IP security (requires device crypto) device crypto options TCP_SIGNATURE #include support for RFC 2385 You should check that the signature is checked (ie if the signature is bad, bgpd rejects the connection), I've not test this. HTH. Regards. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RFC 2385 TCP MD5 support on FreeBSD8.3
Hi Team, Recently I've downloaded the FreeBSD 8.3 Release ISO Image (FreeBSD-8.3-RELEASE-i386-dvd1 (1).iso) and installed in our machine. Actually our requirement is to check the TCP MD5 support on FreeBSD8.3 . But we were not able to configure BGP MD5 on that machine. Can someone please provide me some inputs how to proceed further from here. Do I need to install any more packages or any patch available to proceed further on this issue? Thank you in advance. Regards. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: RFC 2385 TCP MD5 support on FreeBSD8.3
Le Thu, 6 Sep 2012 20:46:53 +0530, SivaReddy Obili sivareddy.ob...@gmail.com a écrit : Hello, Recently I've downloaded the FreeBSD 8.3 Release ISO Image (FreeBSD-8.3-RELEASE-i386-dvd1 (1).iso) and installed in our machine. Actually our requirement is to check the TCP MD5 support on FreeBSD8.3 . But we were not able to configure BGP MD5 on that machine. I've used TCP-MD5 signature for bgp between a FreeBSD 8.x and OpenBSD, using setkey(8) to enforce the signature between the peers. That worked (of course, then you shouldn't use tcp-md5 in openbgd). setkey(8): add -4 peer1 peer2 tcp 0x1000 -A tcp-md5 PASSWORD; add -4 peer2 peer1 tcp 0x1000 -A tcp-md5 PASSWORD; kernconf: # In order to enable IPSEC you MUST also add device crypto to # your kernel configuration options IPSEC #IP security (requires device crypto) device crypto options TCP_SIGNATURE #include support for RFC 2385 You should check that the signature is checked (ie if the signature is bad, bgpd rejects the connection), I've not test this. HTH. Regards. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: RFC 2385 TCP MD5 support on FreeBSD8.3
On 9/6/2012 11:16 AM, SivaReddy Obili wrote: But we were not able to configure BGP MD5 on that machine. Perhaps you could post some details as to what you tried. Did you recompile the kernel with MD5 support ? In the kernel, you need optionsTCP_SIGNATURE optionsIPSEC device crypto If you have not built a customer kernel, cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf cp GENERIC router in the file router, optionsTCP_SIGNATURE optionsIPSEC device crypto in /etc/make.conf add KERNCONF=router cd /usr/src make -j4 buildkernel make installkernel Then, in /etc/ipsec.conf add something like #.18 is the local machine, .29 the remote machine add 192.168.134.18 192.168.134.29 tcp 0x1000 -A tcp-md5 HelloMD5 ; add to /etc/rc.conf ipsec_enable=YES # Set to YES to run setkey on ipsec_file ipsec_file=/etc/ipsec.conf# Name of config file for setkey cd to /usr/ports/net/quagga and make install in your bgp config, the peer needs a line like neighbor 192.168.134.29 password HelloMD5 ---Mike -- --- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, m...@sentex.net Providing Internet services since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada http://www.tancsa.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: 9.0 support for RealTek NIC - re0 driver
On 08/29/12 18:14, d...@safeport.com wrote: This card is on a Dell Inspiron. It works perfectly on 8.x. Dmesg on 8.2 reports it as: re0: RealTek 8101E/8102E/8102EL/8103E PCIe 10/100baseTX pciconf: re0@pci0:4:0:0: class=0x02 card=0x04341028 chip=0x813610ec rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor' device = 'Realtek 10/100/1000 PCI-E NIC Family all in one NDIS Driver v5.728.0604.2009 06/04/2009 (Rtl8023)' class = network subclass = ethernet On 9.0 I got it to work once or twice out of a couple of dozen tries. 9.0 dmesg reports: re0: RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S PCI ... The release docs imply the card is supported. I did not see a PR. Anyone else with similiar issues? Is the MAC changing? Give dmesg some message about it? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: 9.0 support for RealTek NIC - re0 driver
On Fri, 31 Aug 2012, lokada...@gmx.de wrote: On 08/29/12 18:14, d...@safeport.com wrote: This card is on a Dell Inspiron. It works perfectly on 8.x. Dmesg on 8.2 reports it as: re0: RealTek 8101E/8102E/8102EL/8103E PCIe 10/100baseTX pciconf: re0@pci0:4:0:0: class=0x02 card=0x04341028 chip=0x813610ec rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor' device = 'Realtek 10/100/1000 PCI-E NIC Family all in one NDIS Driver v5.728.0604.2009 06/04/2009 (Rtl8023)' class = network subclass = ethernet On 9.0 I got it to work once or twice out of a couple of dozen tries. 9.0 dmesg reports: re0: RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S PCI ... The release docs imply the card is supported. I did not see a PR. Anyone else with similiar issues? Is the MAC changing? Give dmesg some message about it? Not currently in the same city as my Dell. I installed 8.2 to make sure I did not have a hardware issue. I will [re]install 9.0 Sunday and report back. _ Douglas Denault http://www.safeport.com d...@safeport.com Voice: 301-217-9220 Fax: 301-217-9277 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: CMI8788 audio card/chip support
On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:22 +, James Powell wrote: kldload snd_driver only detected my USB Headset and loaded theusb audio driver. It did not detect my CMI8788 (ASUS Xonar DX PCIe)and snd_cmi does not support it. cat /dev/sndstat generated this: FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)Installed devices:pcm0: USB audio (play/rec) default Which is my Logitech USB headset, not my PCIe sound card. The boot generated a message stating Unsupported Sound Carddetected. Please contact li...@support.freebsd.org with soundcard make and model. That would be a good thing to do. On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:01:31 +, James Powell wrote: This also was generated at startup: none3@pci0:5:4:0: class=0x040100 card=0x82751043 chip=0x878813f6 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'C-Media Electronics Inc' device = 'CMI8788 [Oxygen HD Audio]' class = multimedia subclass = audio That information could be useful for the person who maintains the cmi sound card driver. Maybe it's possible to take those IDs (card=0x82751043 chip=0x878813f6) and temporarily patch them into the cmi driver, to try if it then will recognize the device and handle it (maybe with limited functionality)? I know a similar approach has been possible to magically activate some incompatible USB hardware... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
9.0 support for RealTek NIC - re0 driver
This card is on a Dell Inspiron. It works perfectly on 8.x. Dmesg on 8.2 reports it as: re0: RealTek 8101E/8102E/8102EL/8103E PCIe 10/100baseTX pciconf: re0@pci0:4:0:0: class=0x02 card=0x04341028 chip=0x813610ec rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor' device = 'Realtek 10/100/1000 PCI-E NIC Family all in one NDIS Driver v5.728.0604.2009 06/04/2009 (Rtl8023)' class = network subclass = ethernet On 9.0 I got it to work once or twice out of a couple of dozen tries. 9.0 dmesg reports: re0: RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S PCI ... The release docs imply the card is supported. I did not see a PR. Anyone else with similiar issues? _ Douglas Denault http://www.safeport.com d...@safeport.com Voice: 301-217-9220 Fax: 301-217-9277 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: CMI8788 audio card/chip support
kldload snd_driver only detected my USB Headset and loaded theusb audio driver. It did not detect my CMI8788 (ASUS Xonar DX PCIe)and snd_cmi does not support it. cat /dev/sndstat generated this: FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)Installed devices:pcm0: USB audio (play/rec) default Which is my Logitech USB headset, not my PCIe sound card. The boot generated a message stating Unsupported Sound Carddetected. Please contact li...@support.freebsd.org with soundcard make and model. Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:24:30 +0100 From: ja...@kode5.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CMI8788 audio card/chip support [ Polytropon wrote on Mon 27.Aug'12 at 4:10:57 +0200 ] On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:01:34 +, James Powell wrote: Are any plans being made to start support for these audio cards? Currently I'm using one in a system I would like to use with FreeBSD but it has no support through the kernel and driver support from OSSv4 lands me with a system that either freezes or won't boot properly. Interesting. I've been using a CMI-based sound card with FreeBSD 4, 5 and 7 already. See man snd_cmi: HARDWARE The snd_cmi driver supports the following sound cards: · CMedia CMI8338A · CMedia CMI8338B · CMedia CMI8738 · CMedia CMI8738B It lists older CMI8788 as supported devices. Doesn't it provide sufficient compatibility? Have you tried loading the generic driver to see if your audio card is picked up: # kldload snd_driver then try # cat /dev/sndstat which will show more info about it? That's what's recommended in the handbook. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
RE: CMI8788 audio card/chip support
This also was generated at startup: none3@pci0:5:4:0: class=0x040100 card=0x82751043 chip=0x878813f6 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00vendor = 'C-Media Electronics Inc'device = 'CMI8788 [Oxygen HD Audio]'class = multimediasubclass = audio From: james4...@hotmail.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:50:22 + Subject: RE: CMI8788 audio card/chip support kldload snd_driver only detected my USB Headset and loaded theusb audio driver. It did not detect my CMI8788 (ASUS Xonar DX PCIe)and snd_cmi does not support it. cat /dev/sndstat generated this: FreeBSD Audio Driver (newpcm: 64bit 2009061500/amd64)Installed devices:pcm0: USB audio (play/rec) default Which is my Logitech USB headset, not my PCIe sound card. The boot generated a message stating Unsupported Sound Carddetected. Please contact li...@support.freebsd.org with soundcard make and model. Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:24:30 +0100 From: ja...@kode5.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CMI8788 audio card/chip support [ Polytropon wrote on Mon 27.Aug'12 at 4:10:57 +0200 ] On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:01:34 +, James Powell wrote: Are any plans being made to start support for these audio cards? Currently I'm using one in a system I would like to use with FreeBSD but it has no support through the kernel and driver support from OSSv4 lands me with a system that either freezes or won't boot properly. Interesting. I've been using a CMI-based sound card with FreeBSD 4, 5 and 7 already. See man snd_cmi: HARDWARE The snd_cmi driver supports the following sound cards: · CMedia CMI8338A · CMedia CMI8338B · CMedia CMI8738 · CMedia CMI8738B It lists older CMI8788 as supported devices. Doesn't it provide sufficient compatibility? Have you tried loading the generic driver to see if your audio card is picked up: # kldload snd_driver then try # cat /dev/sndstat which will show more info about it? That's what's recommended in the handbook. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: CMI8788 audio card/chip support
[ Polytropon wrote on Mon 27.Aug'12 at 4:10:57 +0200 ] On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:01:34 +, James Powell wrote: Are any plans being made to start support for these audio cards? Currently I'm using one in a system I would like to use with FreeBSD but it has no support through the kernel and driver support from OSSv4 lands me with a system that either freezes or won't boot properly. Interesting. I've been using a CMI-based sound card with FreeBSD 4, 5 and 7 already. See man snd_cmi: HARDWARE The snd_cmi driver supports the following sound cards: · CMedia CMI8338A · CMedia CMI8338B · CMedia CMI8738 · CMedia CMI8738B It lists older CMI8788 as supported devices. Doesn't it provide sufficient compatibility? Have you tried loading the generic driver to see if your audio card is picked up: # kldload snd_driver then try # cat /dev/sndstat which will show more info about it? That's what's recommended in the handbook. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
CMI8788 audio card/chip support
Are any plans being made to start support for these audio cards? Currently I'm using one in a system I would like to use with FreeBSD but it has no support through the kernel and driver support from OSSv4 lands me with a system that either freezes or won't boot properly. Jim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: CMI8788 audio card/chip support
On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:01:34 +, James Powell wrote: Are any plans being made to start support for these audio cards? Currently I'm using one in a system I would like to use with FreeBSD but it has no support through the kernel and driver support from OSSv4 lands me with a system that either freezes or won't boot properly. Interesting. I've been using a CMI-based sound card with FreeBSD 4, 5 and 7 already. See man snd_cmi: HARDWARE The snd_cmi driver supports the following sound cards: · CMedia CMI8338A · CMedia CMI8338B · CMedia CMI8738 · CMedia CMI8738B It lists older CMI8788 as supported devices. Doesn't it provide sufficient compatibility? -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Tangental And OT: Commercial Support For 'sudo'
Please forgive the OTishness of this, but I'm hoping some of my fellows in the large data center space may have a hint or two here ... I am working with a firm that needs to run sudo in a variety of OS environments. A few of these - noteably IBM AIX - do not provide vendor support and legal indemnification of many open source packages, sudo among them. This is official a Big Deal (tm) for this company. So ... does anyone know of a commercial concern that provide sudo support and legal indemnification? GratiSoft - the keeper of sudo - were apparently going to do this at one point but decided not to. TIA, Now back to your regularly scheduled discussion of the World's Finest OS... -- Tim Daneliuk tun...@tundraware.com PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Tangental And OT: Commercial Support For 'sudo'
Hi, Tim Daneliuk wrote: Please forgive the OTishness of this, but I'm hoping some of my fellows in the large data center space may have a hint or two here ... I am working with a firm that needs to run sudo in a variety of OS environments. A few of these - noteably IBM AIX - do not provide vendor support and legal indemnification of many open source packages, sudo among them. This is official a Big Deal (tm) for this company. So ... does anyone know of a commercial concern that provide sudo support and legal indemnification? GratiSoft - the keeper of sudo - were apparently going to do this at one point but decided not to. It wouldn't surprise me if no firm offered useful legal indemnification with contract terms the lawyer of your firm would consider acceptable. Why suppliers might not like to offer cover: How long is a piece of string ? Define what doors the string connects, contracturaly definie routes limits values of potential consequential damage to data service 3rd parties. How much would lawyers insurance brokers/suppliers push up the price for defining cover ? Reduced motivation to purchase cover anyway in realisation its a grey area, eminently disputable, come a big claim on insurer, he'd be looking for loopholes, so insuree (your firm) could end up sueing insurer. Yet more lawyers insurance fees; a profitable interesting relatively safe software supply business is different from the insurance business. Some managers are clueless, first demand the impossible, don't get it, then compromise without, do business without: One customer demanded as standard, my welding certificate insurance over a million Euros, I refused, offered I would stand on street pass a floppy disk through their fence. It escalated to someone responsible, they abandoned their conditions purchased. Several customers wanted me/my company to accept unlimited risk in event of copyright law suit (possible to research that risk, though still dangerous as even defending frivolous law suits can cost) and to cover risk of software patent litigation (impossible to know risks that lurk, no way!). Iv'e always refused, but offered to help explore contacts in insurance business if customer Really wants to purchase own insurance. After Thinking, they've Always backed down, decided that's Their business operating risk they should shoulder not try to pass to others, as no one else is stupid enough to accept undefinable risk, except possibly at very heavy extra cost debatable usefulness. Even if a firm categorically demands insurance, - does not mean they will get it, - indicates some manager is clueless, foolish or deluded/ aggressive, - shows the firm is a business risk, as it doesn't understand associated business issues. Every cloud has a silver lining. An indemnity contract (if any found) will have legal terms that purchasers lawyer will need to consult a computer professional about. The purchasing firm will end up paying 2 professionals to define its risk, probably decide to skip it, carry it's own risk. PS Another discussion forum to ask on: SAGE, System Administrators Guild Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below not above, cumulative like a play script, indent with . Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable. Mail from Yahoo Hotmail to be dumped @Berklix. http://berklix.org/yahoo/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Support
yes i booted from a cd the fist time and i almost had it installed but then i turned my computer off because i was having some problems and i turned it back on and it is un responsivr and showed only a white screen and thanks for the help. On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Lowell Gilbert freebsd-questions-lo...@be-well.ilk.org wrote: Andy reckingbal...@gmail.com writes: I was trying to install the free bsd to my mac computer its an ibook g3 with a 20gb hard dive i was using the powerpc version and it was working fine then i got to the part were you have to set up the hard drive i got some kind of err so i turned off my computer when i turned it back on it only boots to a white screen idk what to do please help Are you booting from a CD for the install? Does anything at all show up on the screen? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Support
Wow wait a sec here ... You've installed a boot loader but no the OS itself and then shut down the computer ? Have you tried booting from the CD again ? On 7/26/12 4:10 PM, Andy Recker wrote: yes i booted from a cd the fist time and i almost had it installed but then i turned my computer off because i was having some problems and i turned it back on and it is un responsivr and showed only a white screen and thanks for the help. On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Lowell Gilbert freebsd-questions-lo...@be-well.ilk.org wrote: Andy reckingbal...@gmail.com writes: I was trying to install the free bsd to my mac computer its an ibook g3 with a 20gb hard dive i was using the powerpc version and it was working fine then i got to the part were you have to set up the hard drive i got some kind of err so i turned off my computer when i turned it back on it only boots to a white screen idk what to do please help Are you booting from a CD for the install? Does anything at all show up on the screen? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Support
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Support
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Support for Bigfoot Networks Killer 1103 support in ath(4) ?
Hi I have the Killer 1103 wireless card with a AR9380 chipset on my laptop. Will this be supported under freebsd-9-*? The freebsd wiki (http://wiki.freebsd.org/dev/ath%284%29/80211n) mentioned support for the AR9280, AR9285 and AR9287 in -HEAD. Cheers Gautham ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Fwd: Packet string-matching support
Hi all . I've question about packet filtering, in BSD is possible filter packet with string-matching ? I seek something to proxy tcp with check string in packet . In linux is : http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/iptables-linux-firewall-packet-string-matching-support -- __ Pozdrawiam Michał Jędrzejczak GaduGadu: 5999 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Packet string-matching support
Hi all . I've question about packet filtering, in BSD is possible filter packet with string-matching ? I seek something to proxy tcp with check string in packet . In linux is : http://www.symantec.com/connect/articles/iptables-linux-firewall-packet-string-matching-support -- __ Pozdrawiam Michał Jędrzejczak GaduGadu: 5999 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
adding new cipher support to kernel
Hi, My name is Dylan, I want to add support for the AES-GCM cipher to the kernel. I am currently using strongswan for an IPsec build and need ESP to use the AES-GCM algorithm. Any info is appreciated, Thanks for your time, Dylan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: adding new cipher support to kernel
On 04/07/2012 19:22, Dylan Castine wrote: I want to add support for the AES-GCM cipher to the kernel. I am currently using strongswan for an IPsec build and need ESP to use the AES-GCM algorithm. Any info is appreciated, Hi, Dylan, I suggest you enquire via the freebsd-hackers@ list, as that will attract the attention of a lot more of the right sort of kernel developers. The project is always very happy to receive patches, but it does have an unfortunate tendency not to notice stuff that's just submitted via send-pr(1). The trick is to get in contact with developers having an interest in that area and draw their attention to your PRs. Don't be downhearted if they critique your contributions quite stringently: that means they see potential in them. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: adding new cipher support to kernel
Soory the previous email had the wrong destinaton. A patch has been submitted to one of the commiters. It is in the process of being commited/approved/looked at (I not sure what to call it.) Riaan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Issuing ACPI calls or Nvidia Optimus support
Hello. I have an Asus U36JC laptop which has two graphic cards (NVIDIA Optimus technology): an Intel integrated card and GeForce 310M. To save power on Linux I use acpi_call module to disable nvidia card completely. This acpi_call module (https://github.com/mkottman/acpi_call) enables an interface to pass ACPI methods. Then when I issue echo '\_SB.PCI0.PEG1.GFX0._OFF' /proc/acpi/call I'm disabling the nvidia card. Is something like that possible with FreeBSD? I'd like to use it on my laptop, but unfortunately it gets too hot when both Intel and Nvidia card are powered on. Are there any plans on supporting nvidia optimus? Or at least an option to disable the nvidia card and use the intel one? Regards, -- Bartek Krawczyk ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
How do I determine support for $xx?
Hi All, If this question is better suited for a different list please let me know. Simply stated, my question is 'What is the best source for identifying supported hardware?'. Having said that, allow me to pose an example... I've attempted to identify if various ethernet controllers are supported by FreeBSD and the drivers. I used the hardware notes and manpages for the respective ethernet drivers. The information between the two sometimes seems inconsistent and/or inaccurate. For example, the BCM5719 and BCM5720 are unsupported in FreeBSD at this time. The hardware notes at freebsd.org do not specify these controllers are supported. Inspection of the bge(4) manpage implies that the controllers are supported as seen in the description section where it states: The bge driver provides support for various NICs based on the Broadcom BCM570x, 571x, 572x, 575x, 576x, 578x, 5776x and 5778x Gigabit Ethernet controller chips and the 590x and 5779x Fast Ethernet controller chips. I browsed the source and found many references to the BCM5719 and BCM5720. However, I am unfamiliar enough with driver programming in C to identify if a controller is fully supported. Also, I attempted to identify whether the Intel i350 is supported. It's not listed in the hardware notes or the igb(4) manpage so I suspect it is not supported. When I view the igb source, the i350 is referenced numerous times. Are these references simply code in preparation for support of the i350? -- Take care Rick Miller ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: How do I determine support for $xx?
On 08/06/2012 16:07, Rick Miller wrote: If this question is better suited for a different list please let me know. Simply stated, my question is 'What is the best source for identifying supported hardware?'. Having said that, allow me to pose an example... I've attempted to identify if various ethernet controllers are supported by FreeBSD and the drivers. I used the hardware notes and manpages for the respective ethernet drivers. The information between the two sometimes seems inconsistent and/or inaccurate. For example, the BCM5719 and BCM5720 are unsupported in FreeBSD at this time. The hardware notes at freebsd.org do not specify these controllers are supported. Inspection of the bge(4) manpage implies that the controllers are supported as seen in the description section where it states: The bge driver provides support for various NICs based on the Broadcom BCM570x, 571x, 572x, 575x, 576x, 578x, 5776x and 5778x Gigabit Ethernet controller chips and the 590x and 5779x Fast Ethernet controller chips. The Hardware notes do not contain definitive lists of all of the hardware that is supported. Support for NICs generally goes by what chipset is used in the NIC, but may be confounded by some manufacturers using unusual firmware. If a particular device is listed in a man page, that indicates that device has been tested and is known to work. If the source code makes reference to a specific device, then generally that device will work too: part working or in-progress code is not generally committed to the FreeBSD sources. If a devices' chipset is listed in a man page, but there's no reference to a specific device, then the device stands a good chance of working. If such a device doesn't work, then frequently it can be fixed quite easily by specifying appropriate device quirks. I browsed the source and found many references to the BCM5719 and BCM5720. However, I am unfamiliar enough with driver programming in C to identify if a controller is fully supported. Also, I attempted to identify whether the Intel i350 is supported. It's not listed in the hardware notes or the igb(4) manpage so I suspect it is not supported. When I view the igb source, the i350 is referenced numerous times. Are these references simply code in preparation for support of the i350? As I said above, this would be unusual. The development process in FreeBSD nowadays is to work on projects (eg. the addition of a driver for a new piece of hardware) off-line and only commit the code to the mainline sources once it is basically complete and ready for exposure to a wider audience for testing. Ultimately the best way to tell if any particular device is supported is to try it. There are plenty of USB-stick images of FreeBSD or PC-BSD readily downloadable so you can test boot up a candidate machine without committing to install the OS on it. While most manufacturers won't support FreeBSD per-se, if you can find the right sort of techy person to talk to, they'll often tip you off about whether FreeBSD is known to work or not. Hardware from big-name suppliers (Dell, HP and the like for complete systems; Intel, Broadcomm for NICs) is a priority for support although it may take a few months for the code to become generally available for the newest bits of kit. In fact, so long as the components you want to use have been on the market for around 6 months (very approximately) and they are aimed at use in server hardware rather than personal or casual use, the chances are good that they will just work in FreeBSD. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: How do I determine support for $xx?
Hi Rick (!), On Jun 8, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Rick Miller wrote: Hi All, If this question is better suited for a different list please let me know. Simply stated, my question is 'What is the best source for identifying supported hardware?'. The source! Actually, pciconf and grep unknown /var/run/dmesg.boot and using pcidatabase.com are all good starts (for me at least). When I'm integrating new/old hardware there isn't one path that I take. It really depends on what the situation is. (and so to give you the best advice, I read-on) Having said that, allow me to pose an example... I've attempted to identify if various ethernet controllers are supported by FreeBSD and the drivers. I used the hardware notes and manpages for the respective ethernet drivers. The information between the two sometimes seems inconsistent and/or inaccurate. For example, the BCM5719 and BCM5720 are unsupported in FreeBSD at this time. That *was* true, but it's integrated quite well now with 8.3-R. We have a few NEC workstations eval's fresh for testing that are using that hardware. The hardware notes at freebsd.org do not specify these controllers are supported. Inspection of the bge(4) manpage implies that the controllers are supported as seen in the description section where it states: The bge driver provides support for various NICs based on the Broadcom BCM570x, 571x, 572x, 575x, 576x, 578x, 5776x and 5778x Gigabit Ethernet controller chips and the 590x and 5779x Fast Ethernet controller chips. I browsed the source and found many references to the BCM5719 and BCM5720. However, I am unfamiliar enough with driver programming in C to identify if a controller is fully supported. You really need to know the 4-digit hexadecimal Vendor ID and Model ID of the chipset to KNOW that a source module will probe/attach to a given hardware by-spec. Probing/attaching is mostly done by registry arrays defining these hex values as what to attach to during probe. Of course, booting the OS is the best way. If your HW device is not picked up by any module (built-in or otherwise), then you'll get a line like the following in /var/run/dmesg.boot: pci0: unknown card (vendor=0x1106, dev=0x3057) at 4.4 There's those hex values. If you take the device value and enter it into pcidatabase.com you'll get: http://pcidatabase.com/search.php?device_search_str=0x3057device_search=Search Which comes up as: ACPI Power Management Controller by VIA Technologies, Inc That's the unknown device. But, let's focus on BCM5720… If you were running, say, 8.0-R, even if you have the bge(4) driver loaded, you would see this in /var/run/dmesg.boot: pciN: unknown card (vendor=0x1106, dev=0x165f) at X.Y NOTE: Insert random numbers for N, and X.Y How you know that 8.3-R's bge(4) driver supports the BCM5720 is because this source file: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bgereg.h?annotate=1.83.2.35.2.1 NOTE: I specifically pointed you at CVS instead of SVN so that you can see the version tagged for 8.3-R Specifically, this line: 2309: #defineBCOM_DEVICEID_BCM5720 0x165F Also, I attempted to identify whether the Intel i350 is supported. It's not listed in the hardware notes or the igb(4) manpage so I suspect it is not supported. Boot up and see if it shows up as an unknown device. HINT: 0x8086 is often Intel's Vendor ID It's easier to start that route and get the vendor/device hex so you can recursively grep src/sys/dev for those hex values (make sure to do it case insensitively). Investigating each match (especially if it ends in _reg.h or _reg.c or hw.c etc.) should show you (in code) which modules may (or may not) support a given unknown hardware (either in your current branch or another). If you're commonly dealing with new hardware on an often-enough basis, then it's advisable to have a copy of HEAD checked out for keeping src/sys/dev up to date for recursive grepping to find out if hardware is supported (in the previously described manner). When I view the igb source, the i350 is referenced numerous times. Are these references simply code in preparation for support of the i350? Maybe. If you have HW specs for the board you're trying to integrate, check for the vendor/device id's and see if they match the references that you're finding in code. -- Devin _ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http
Re: How do I determine support for $xx?
On Jun 8, 2012, at 9:45 AM, Devin Teske wrote:
Hi Rick (!),
On Jun 8, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Rick Miller wrote:
[snip]
I browsed the source and found many references to the BCM5719 and
BCM5720. However, I am unfamiliar enough with driver programming in C
to identify if a controller is fully supported.
[snip]
If you were running, say, 8.0-R, even if you have the bge(4) driver loaded,
you would see this in /var/run/dmesg.boot:
pciN: unknown card (vendor=0x1106, dev=0x165f) at X.Y
Correction, (specific to BCM5720) you'd see:
pciN: unknown card (vendor=0x14e4, dev=0x165f) at X.Y
Which, btw, you can confirm to yourself by executing the following within 8.3-R
(with attached bge(4)):
$ pciconf -lv | awk '/^bge/{print $1,$4}'
bge0@pciN:A:B:C: chip=0x165f14e4
Otherwise, you can see an unknown (non-working bge(4)) Broadcom BCM5720
hardware by executing (on 8.0-R for example):
$ grep unk /var/run/dmesg.boot | grep 0x14e4
pciN: unknown card (vendor=0x14e4, dev=0x165f) at X.Y
NOTE: On a system where all hardware is probed/attached, grep unk
/var/run/dmesg.boot should not produce any results. In this case, pciconf is
your tool for probing vendor/device IDs.
NOTE: Insert random numbers for N, and X.Y
How you know that 8.3-R's bge(4) driver supports the BCM5720 is because this
source file:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bgereg.h?annotate=1.83.2.35.2.1
NOTE: I specifically pointed you at CVS instead of SVN so that you can see
the version tagged for 8.3-R
Specifically, this line:
2309: #defineBCOM_DEVICEID_BCM5720 0x165F
[snip]
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Re: How do I determine support for $xx?
Matthew/Devin, Thanks for the feedback.
After I sent this email, I determined that the Intel i350 is indeed
supported as a machine I built with FreeBSD was utilizing this NIC.
I've tried the BCM5719 with stable/8 (5/21/2012) and it kernel panics
when the interface is configured. I was told by a source contributor
that the BCM5720 does not work (confirmed as recently as within the
last week), but I've not tested it. I'm just passing this on as
information...I don't expect any feedback with regards to this.
On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Devin Teske devin.te...@fisglobal.com wrote:
On Jun 8, 2012, at 9:45 AM, Devin Teske wrote:
Hi Rick (!),
On Jun 8, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Rick Miller wrote:
[snip]
I browsed the source and found many references to the BCM5719 and
BCM5720. However, I am unfamiliar enough with driver programming in C
to identify if a controller is fully supported.
[snip]
If you were running, say, 8.0-R, even if you have the bge(4) driver loaded,
you would see this in /var/run/dmesg.boot:
pciN: unknown card (vendor=0x1106, dev=0x165f) at X.Y
Correction, (specific to BCM5720) you'd see:
pciN: unknown card (vendor=0x14e4, dev=0x165f) at X.Y
Which, btw, you can confirm to yourself by executing the following within
8.3-R (with attached bge(4)):
$ pciconf -lv | awk '/^bge/{print $1,$4}'
bge0@pciN:A:B:C: chip=0x165f14e4
Otherwise, you can see an unknown (non-working bge(4)) Broadcom BCM5720
hardware by executing (on 8.0-R for example):
$ grep unk /var/run/dmesg.boot | grep 0x14e4
pciN: unknown card (vendor=0x14e4, dev=0x165f) at X.Y
NOTE: On a system where all hardware is probed/attached, grep unk
/var/run/dmesg.boot should not produce any results. In this case, pciconf is
your tool for probing vendor/device IDs.
NOTE: Insert random numbers for N, and X.Y
How you know that 8.3-R's bge(4) driver supports the BCM5720 is because this
source file:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bgereg.h?annotate=1.83.2.35.2.1
NOTE: I specifically pointed you at CVS instead of SVN so that you can see
the version tagged for 8.3-R
Specifically, this line:
2309: #define BCOM_DEVICEID_BCM5720 0x165F
[snip]
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Re: How do I determine support for $xx?
Hi Devin There were some great tips in your last post. Would be great if they couldfo in FreeBSD handbook somewhere. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below not above, cumulative like a play script, indent with . Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable. Mail from @yahoo dumped @berklix. http://berklix.org/yahoo/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD 8.3 support for LSI SAS 2208 based controllers/Dell PERC 710
I'm wondering if this was resolved. I was looking at Dell R610s with Perc H700 and no solid information either. Found a few threads with people having issues with it, no solutions. These been out since early 2010, not cutting edge by any means. Is anyone using Dell R610/R620 with Perc H700/H710 reliably for some time? How can a hardcore server-OS like FreeBSD not have solid support for these popular server platforms :\ The more I run into these issues, the more I'm being forced to consider Linux; this is somewhat sad. I hope I'm mistaken but it seems like there is less and less support for mainstream server out-of-box hardware lately. -Simon On Thu, 17 May 2012 11:24:01 -0400, kpn...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 02:07:30PM -0500, Mark Felder wrote: On Wed, 16 May 2012 13:04:25 -0500, Rick Miller vmil...@hostileadmin.com wrote: Would anyone else out there have any experience with installing FreeBSD on the R620 and be able to provide any tips for troubleshooting? Does 9.0 install on that hardware? It's possible your controller chip has a slightly different revision that isn't listed in the driver. I'd expect it to not work on 9.0 either in that case. I also have an R620 possibly with the same card. FreeBSD 8.3 does not see the card. FreeBSD 9.0 sees the card well enough to hang the kernel trying to get a good response out of the probe. I thought the mfi driver was the relevant one? I'm pretty sure that's the one that hangs 9.0. I'll check tonight. Having 9.0 hang makes it ... difficult ... to get a 9.0 install done to the built-in usb drive. So I'm planning on trying to run a 9.0-current kernel with an 8.3 userland at least for a little while. -- Kevin P. Nealhttp://www.pobox.com/~kpn/ Good grief, I've just noticed I've typed in a rant. Sorry chaps! Keir Finlow Bates, circa 1998 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeBSD 8.3 support for LSI SAS 2208 based controllers/Dell PERC 710
I'm glad to hear at least the Perc 6/i is working fine with R610 which is what I'm looking to get to avoid all the trouble with the new R620 Albeit I need to use the 1TB SAS drives that are 6gbps, so I really wanted to use the H700 instead of the much older Perc 6/i, which I also have working fine in a number of R710s When you get a chance, please find out what those other R610s are running and in what RAID config. I'm surprised so few on the list use Dell's Perc H700 Thanks, Simon On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:03:35 -0400, kpn...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 02:28:18PM -0400, Simon wrote: I'm wondering if this was resolved. I was looking at Dell R610s with Perc H700 and no solid information either. Found a few threads with people having issues with it, no solutions. These been out since early 2010, not cutting edge by any means. Is anyone using Dell R610/R620 with Perc H700/H710 reliably for some time? I've got an R610 with the PERC 6/i (not what you asked) that runs like a champ. I plan on upgrading the card at some point, but for now it works fine. The trick was to turn off _all_ the power savings features (C1E, etc) in the BIOS. We have I don't even know how many R610 at work running FreeBSD 8.2 with some kind of RAID card, but I don't know which one. Those machines get pounded all day every day and I haven't heard of any problems. I haven't noticed any as a user. I'll find out and report back. I also have my R620 and the latest stable/8 has support for the H710 card (Mini, Monolithic). It works well enough to create a couple of ZFS pools and copy the install of FreeBSD over to the disks. But I have the Broadcom 5720 network daughtercard that doesn't work yet, so I don't know how the H710 performs under load. Am I correct that LSI is contributing to the drivers for the Dell cards that use LSI chips? Can someone verify that I'm not looney? The R620 went on sale within days of Intel's release of the chips. To be fair to FreeBSD the firmware that Dell shipped is ... half baked at best. For a while it insisted on using the wrong IP when using DHCP, the network upgrade of the firmware via FTP+proxy requests the wrong URL, etc etc. The Dell DVD-ROM USB drive can't be connected at the same time as the iDRAC network port or else the firmware won't initialize. And Dell had access to the hardware before it shipped. So I can't complain about FreeBSD's support for the R620 not being 100% in place when Dell hasn't gotten their act together yet. I'm told that support for the Broadcom card is being worked on. I do not have a timeframe. -- Kevin P. Nealhttp://www.pobox.com/~kpn/ Seen on bottom of IBM part number 1887724: DO NOT EXPOSE MOUSE PAD TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Support for Intel 82599ES?
Hi All, I did not see the Intel 82599ES chipset in the hardware release notes for 8.3 or 9.0. Are these controllers supported at this time? -- Take care Rick Miller ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Support for Intel 82599ES?
On 06/01/12 13:06, Rick Miller wrote: Thanks, Jack! Also another support question for the listsIs the Broadcom BCM5719 supported? I can find neither in the hardware notes for 8.3 nor 9.0. man bge ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Support for Intel 82599ES?
Thanks, Michael! I took a look at the manpage and it does appear that it is supported by the bge driver. It also states that the 572x controller is also supported, but I heard a rumor stating that the BCM5720 in particular did not work even though the manpage indicates it is supported. I was unable to verify this, but that's why I was asking for clarification. I will assume it works at this point. On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Michael Butler i...@protected-networks.net wrote: On 06/01/12 13:06, Rick Miller wrote: Thanks, Jack! Also another support question for the listsIs the Broadcom BCM5719 supported? I can find neither in the hardware notes for 8.3 nor 9.0. man bge -- Take care Rick Miller ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Support for Intel 82599ES?
On Fri, 2012-06-01 at 10:45 -0700, Rick Miller wrote: BCM5720 I haven't gotten this working on my Dell R620 via bge(4), but we are actively working on it. Sean ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
On 23. May 2012, at 08:22 , Venkat Duvvuru wrote: Folks, Can somebody please explain me why tcp checsum calculation is mandated in the freebsd network stack (tcp_input---in6_cksum) albeit the card supports it? Probably Steve is the right person who can answer this. Just for public reference; we talked offline. The code simply was never done and let's see how much of it I can get into the tree the next 48 hours. /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
Folks, Can somebody please explain me why tcp checsum calculation is mandated in the freebsd network stack (tcp_input---in6_cksum) albeit the card supports it? Probably Steve is the right person who can answer this. /Venkat On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Venkat Duvvuru venkatduvvuru...@gmail.com wrote: Ok. I found the reason for the throughput drop in case of IPv6. Reason is that the tcp check sum calculation is mandated in case of IPv6 irrespective of whether the card is doing it or not (checksum offload). Is there a reason why freebsd is doing it that way? /Venkat On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Jack Vogel jfvo...@gmail.com wrote: LRO is a huge win for 10G (as is TSO on the TX side), so odds are good its behind the drop, in any case you'll be able to test that soon :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Venkat Duvvuru venkatduvvuru...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response. I observed that there is a significant performance drop in case of IPv6 on the rx side. While I'm able to hit line rate ~9.5 Gbps on a 10gb NIC for IPv4..I could only get ~6 Gbps on the rx front for IPv6...However tx for IPv6 is on par with IPv4 hitting almost line rates. Could this be because of lack of LRO6?? Note: hwpmc profiling shows that most of the time is spent in the IPv6 stack code /Venkat On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.orgwrote: On 22. May 2012, at 17:04 , Jack Vogel wrote: Oh, that's right, distracted with other projects and I forgot, now we just need to have an LRO that works with forwarding eh :) That's a 6 line bainaid commit afterwards, basically returning form the LRO queuing function in case forwarding is turned on for that address family; a proper solution for long term can than be done whenever we feel like it. The above we should have done years ago;) You ROCK bz :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 16:50 , Jack Vogel wrote: The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. I am about to commit it to HEAD. Bear another few days with me; I know I am running late but committing new code had less prio than some other real life things currently. I'll also bring TSO6, etc... -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
LRO support for IPv6
Folks, Could somebody please tell about the base Freebsd version which has LRO support for IPv6? I'm using 9.0-RELEASE and I see that tcp_lro_rx is failing. Please confirm. /Venkat ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:43 AM, Venkat Duvvuru venkatduvvuru...@gmail.comwrote: Folks, Could somebody please tell about the base Freebsd version which has LRO support for IPv6? I'm using 9.0-RELEASE and I see that tcp_lro_rx is failing. Please confirm. /Venkat ___ freebsd-...@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
On 22. May 2012, at 16:50 , Jack Vogel wrote: The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. I am about to commit it to HEAD. Bear another few days with me; I know I am running late but committing new code had less prio than some other real life things currently. I'll also bring TSO6, etc... /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
Oh, that's right, distracted with other projects and I forgot, now we just need to have an LRO that works with forwarding eh :) You ROCK bz :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 16:50 , Jack Vogel wrote: The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. I am about to commit it to HEAD. Bear another few days with me; I know I am running late but committing new code had less prio than some other real life things currently. I'll also bring TSO6, etc... /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
On 22. May 2012, at 17:04 , Jack Vogel wrote: Oh, that's right, distracted with other projects and I forgot, now we just need to have an LRO that works with forwarding eh :) That's a 6 line bainaid commit afterwards, basically returning form the LRO queuing function in case forwarding is turned on for that address family; a proper solution for long term can than be done whenever we feel like it. The above we should have done years ago;) You ROCK bz :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 16:50 , Jack Vogel wrote: The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. I am about to commit it to HEAD. Bear another few days with me; I know I am running late but committing new code had less prio than some other real life things currently. I'll also bring TSO6, etc... -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
Thanks for the response. I observed that there is a significant performance drop in case of IPv6 on the rx side. While I'm able to hit line rate ~9.5 Gbps on a 10gb NIC for IPv4..I could only get ~6 Gbps on the rx front for IPv6...However tx for IPv6 is on par with IPv4 hitting almost line rates. Could this be because of lack of LRO6?? Note: hwpmc profiling shows that most of the time is spent in the IPv6 stack code /Venkat On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 17:04 , Jack Vogel wrote: Oh, that's right, distracted with other projects and I forgot, now we just need to have an LRO that works with forwarding eh :) That's a 6 line bainaid commit afterwards, basically returning form the LRO queuing function in case forwarding is turned on for that address family; a proper solution for long term can than be done whenever we feel like it. The above we should have done years ago;) You ROCK bz :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 16:50 , Jack Vogel wrote: The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. I am about to commit it to HEAD. Bear another few days with me; I know I am running late but committing new code had less prio than some other real life things currently. I'll also bring TSO6, etc... -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
LRO is a huge win for 10G (as is TSO on the TX side), so odds are good its behind the drop, in any case you'll be able to test that soon :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Venkat Duvvuru venkatduvvuru...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response. I observed that there is a significant performance drop in case of IPv6 on the rx side. While I'm able to hit line rate ~9.5 Gbps on a 10gb NIC for IPv4..I could only get ~6 Gbps on the rx front for IPv6...However tx for IPv6 is on par with IPv4 hitting almost line rates. Could this be because of lack of LRO6?? Note: hwpmc profiling shows that most of the time is spent in the IPv6 stack code /Venkat On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 17:04 , Jack Vogel wrote: Oh, that's right, distracted with other projects and I forgot, now we just need to have an LRO that works with forwarding eh :) That's a 6 line bainaid commit afterwards, basically returning form the LRO queuing function in case forwarding is turned on for that address family; a proper solution for long term can than be done whenever we feel like it. The above we should have done years ago;) You ROCK bz :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 16:50 , Jack Vogel wrote: The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. I am about to commit it to HEAD. Bear another few days with me; I know I am running late but committing new code had less prio than some other real life things currently. I'll also bring TSO6, etc... -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: LRO support for IPv6
Ok. I found the reason for the throughput drop in case of IPv6. Reason is that the tcp check sum calculation is mandated in case of IPv6 irrespective of whether the card is doing it or not (checksum offload). Is there a reason why freebsd is doing it that way? /Venkat On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Jack Vogel jfvo...@gmail.com wrote: LRO is a huge win for 10G (as is TSO on the TX side), so odds are good its behind the drop, in any case you'll be able to test that soon :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Venkat Duvvuru venkatduvvuru...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the response. I observed that there is a significant performance drop in case of IPv6 on the rx side. While I'm able to hit line rate ~9.5 Gbps on a 10gb NIC for IPv4..I could only get ~6 Gbps on the rx front for IPv6...However tx for IPv6 is on par with IPv4 hitting almost line rates. Could this be because of lack of LRO6?? Note: hwpmc profiling shows that most of the time is spent in the IPv6 stack code /Venkat On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 17:04 , Jack Vogel wrote: Oh, that's right, distracted with other projects and I forgot, now we just need to have an LRO that works with forwarding eh :) That's a 6 line bainaid commit afterwards, basically returning form the LRO queuing function in case forwarding is turned on for that address family; a proper solution for long term can than be done whenever we feel like it. The above we should have done years ago;) You ROCK bz :) Jack On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Bjoern A. Zeeb b...@freebsd.org wrote: On 22. May 2012, at 16:50 , Jack Vogel wrote: The LRO code as it stands right now is IPV4 specific, it would be nice to extend it, one of many improvements that may get done at some point. I am about to commit it to HEAD. Bear another few days with me; I know I am running late but committing new code had less prio than some other real life things currently. I'll also bring TSO6, etc... -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
PHP 5.3 + ZendGuard Support
Hello, I found a couple of threads on the web about this but no solution. Am I the only one of few people who needs to run PHP scripts on FreeBSD machine that were encoded with Zend Guard technology? trying to run linux version of PHP, which has a ZendGuard loader made for it, or worse linux version of Apache which loads linux PHP module on FreeBSD is the last thing I want to do. It would be easier to switch to linux altogether, which I'm trying to avoid at all costs. Has anyone found a solution less of switching to linux for the purpose described above? Is there anything FreeBSD community can do to influence Zend Guard developers to release Zend Guard loader for FreeBSD? The company I work for has already at least a few clients who are forcing me to switch them to Linux due to lack of Zend Guard support under FreeBSD. Any thoughts, comments, would be appreciated. Thank you! Simon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: PHP 5.3 + ZendGuard Support
Am I the only one of few people who needs to run PHP scripts on FreeBSD machine that were encoded with Zend Guard technology? trying to run linux version of probably not, no idea EXACTLY what zend guard is but i've seen other such standards of encoding==obfuscating PHP sources. I don't provide services like hosting for anyone, while i do support businesses and run their servers, and if anyone offer his/her software in such form i (which happened) i just say NO at least, preferably kicking ass. Don't believe in i use it because i don't my code i worked hard on it to be copied by others which actually mean I am simple thief and i copied almost everything and not even modified it much as i don't understand it at all, so i use encoder/obfuscator to hide it. Allowing any software without proper source and preferably documentation in any business always ends badly. So really - if you provide hosting service just run linux for that case, on VM, and probably charge a bit more for that, or leave such case to competition to handle. in every other case just say no. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeBSD 8.3 support for LSI SAS 2208 based controllers/Dell PERC 710
Hi All, I have a Dell R620 which utilizes the PERC H710 controller based on the LSI SAS 2208 chip. According to the hardware notes for 8.3-RELEASE, this chip is supported by the mps driver. Unfortunately, when I attempt to install 8.3-RELEASE via DVD, it does not recognize the controller and no disks are found and the install exits. The manpage indicates the driver was introduced in 9.0-RELEASE suggesting it was backported to 8.3? Would this be correct? A search for related bug reports did not return anything useful. Would anyone else out there have any experience with installing FreeBSD on the R620 and be able to provide any tips for troubleshooting? -- Take care Rick Miller ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
