How to install nic drivers in freeNAS 0.8.0.2

[audi30tdi]

Hello!

Have bought a D-link DGE-528T nic card, but the freeNAS won't recognized it. Have looked in the compability list and the card is listed ok there. Anybody have a solution for me?? Think it maybee a driver issue, but have somebody a step-by-step guide how to install a driver in freeNAS??

Thanks to any help!

Regards
Kåre!

 

[peterh]

dlink 528 id supported by the 'rl' driver. This driver is used for a lot of cards so i doubt that
it's disabled in freenas ( i have no freeenas at hand right now).

What makes you think it's not recognized ?
What is mentioned in the console menue "configure ip address" ( or whatever the wordings are ) ?
If in doubt, can you boot a freebsd installdisk and figure out if it's recognized there ?

 

[scansterz]

I'd like to chime in on this similar situation...
What does it take to get FreeNAS to use my D-Link DGE 530T?
It won't show up to add an interface... ifconfig does not show it.

Here are my parameters and findings and I need help.
uname -a
FreeBSD freenas.local 8.2-RELEASE-p6 FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p6 #0: Tue Feb 28 18:15:56 PST 2012 root@build.ixsystems.com:/build/home/gcooper/e2e-bld.M6cSqeAx/obj.i386/i386/build/home/gcooper/e2e-bld.M6cSqeAx/FreeBSD/src/sys/FREENAS.i386 i386

From: pciconf -lv
none2@pci0:2:1:0: class=0x020000 card=0x43021186 chip=0x43021186 rev=0x10 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'D-Link System Inc'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
=====================
As you can see the machine 'sees' the D-Link card.
I tried loading a driver and it gets an error loading... but I have no experience in BSD like this.
(kldload /boot/kernel/if_rl.ko)<-- that gives an error trying to load it.

-Scansterz

 

[jgreco]

Suggest trying a FreeBSD 8.3-BETA ISO to see if the newer FreeBSD supports your card. FreeBSD 8.2R, which FreeNAS is based on, is about a year old at this point, and unrecognized hardware is frequently just that it might be slightly too new.

 

[peterh]

the above dlinks are far from new. Chances are that some other driver is grabbing the card.
I have none of them thus i cannot contribute, but post the dmseg ( with comments about what hardware you have)

 

[raulfg3]

D-Link DGE 530T is an old problematic card, it has periodical internal rev. that do it not working.
https://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/...sid=df75c4e201913330d10b7695165b6bbf&start=10

Try if possible an Intel NIC to avoid config/detecction problems.

 

[scansterz]

Dang. I just purchased the card! Old? I am looking for a new card.

 

[raulfg3]

sorry for bad news, you can change the Card or Try FreeNAS 0.7.5 based on BSD 9 sorry.

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2011-July/029410.html

 

[peterh]

Thanks for the clarification. DFE-528 and DGE-528 is two different cards.

 

[scansterz]

I just got the Intel Giga card: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI-Express Network Adapter from NewEgg.
Plugged her in and wow... speed.
I did nothing but ask it to be a network card and give it an IP address... rather that DHCP.
My transferr speeds for movies and recorded TV are between 79-93 as apposed to 9-11
Pretty cool fast.
Who wants a Dlink card? I got one... ah, perhaps I'll try it in the MythTV - Fedora box... may it will find some speed over there.
Cheers.
Thanks to all who helped.
Scan.