Re: how to apply patches on a system that doesnot have functional network device ?

[Sascha Wildner]

Saifi Khan schrieb:

i'm leaning towards USB-Ethernet and was wondering if there is a
USB-Ethernet device that is known to work fine with DragonFly
BSD 2.4.1 ?


We have aue(4), axe(4), cue(4), kue(4), rue(4). See the respective 
manual pages for which hardware they support.


Sascha

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Re: how to apply patches on a system that doesnot have functional network device ?

[Michael Neumann]

2009/10/21 Saifi Khan 

> Hi:
>
> Here is a situation that i'm facing on a Compaq C301TU laptop.
>
> The NIC card (Realtek)   does not work due to driver issue.
> The WLAN card (Broadcom) does not work due to driver issue.
>
> Currently, i review the possible patch visually on an identical
> laptop (running FreeBSD-8) and then type out the code on the
> other laptop in sys/dev/netif/rl/if_rl.c file.
>
> Is there a better way to apply patches on a system that doesnot
> have functional network devices ?
>
> i'm leaning towards USB-Ethernet and was wondering if there is a
> USB-Ethernet device that is known to work fine with DragonFly
> BSD 2.4.1 ?
>
> Please accept my apologies for this newbie query and look
> forward to suggestions from the more experienced folks on this
> matter.
>

I have an USB WLAN device supported by the ural(4) driver which works fine.

Regards,

  Michael

Re: how to apply patches on a system that doesnot have functional network device ?

[Justin C. Sherrill]

On Wed, October 21, 2009 12:34 pm, Saifi Khan wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Here is a situation that i'm facing on a Compaq C301TU laptop.
>
> The NIC card (Realtek)   does not work due to driver issue.
> The WLAN card (Broadcom) does not work due to driver issue.
>
> Currently, i review the possible patch visually on an identical
> laptop (running FreeBSD-8) and then type out the code on the
> other laptop in sys/dev/netif/rl/if_rl.c file.
>
> Is there a better way to apply patches on a system that doesnot
> have functional network devices ?

If you have a USB memory stick, that would at least save you the retyping.

Re: how to apply patches on a system that doesnot have functional network device ?

[Simon 'corecode' Schubert]

Saifi Khan wrote:

Hi:

Here is a situation that i'm facing on a Compaq C301TU laptop.

The NIC card (Realtek)   does not work due to driver issue.
The WLAN card (Broadcom) does not work due to driver issue.

Currently, i review the possible patch visually on an identical
laptop (running FreeBSD-8) and then type out the code on the
other laptop in sys/dev/netif/rl/if_rl.c file.

Is there a better way to apply patches on a system that doesnot
have functional network devices ?


You could transfer the sources via a USB pen drive, that's what I'd try.

cheers
 simon

how to apply patches on a system that doesnot have functional network device ?

[Saifi Khan]

Hi:

Here is a situation that i'm facing on a Compaq C301TU laptop.

The NIC card (Realtek)   does not work due to driver issue.
The WLAN card (Broadcom) does not work due to driver issue.

Currently, i review the possible patch visually on an identical
laptop (running FreeBSD-8) and then type out the code on the
other laptop in sys/dev/netif/rl/if_rl.c file.

Is there a better way to apply patches on a system that doesnot
have functional network devices ?

i'm leaning towards USB-Ethernet and was wondering if there is a
USB-Ethernet device that is known to work fine with DragonFly
BSD 2.4.1 ?

Please accept my apologies for this newbie query and look
forward to suggestions from the more experienced folks on this
matter.


thanks
Saifi.