Heeeellp - coz i dunno anythin about compilin a Kernel,
I just bought a PCI Ethernet Card from SMC Networks. On their CD they have drivers for all kinda Systems but not Mac OS X. Anyway, they have a FreeBSD 3.0 Driver on the CD. As X is based on FreeBSD 3.0, is it possible to compile the Driver only or do i have to compile the hole Darwin Kernel !? And how do I do it !? Can any1 guide a newbee. Thanx
The FreeBSD_readMe.txt on the CD is :
************************************************** ***************************
* *
* SMC1233TX 10/100 PCI Network Card *
* *
* Driver Installation for FreeBSD *
* *
************************************************** ***************************
The newest version FreeBSD drivers' source code can be downloaded from URL
<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/~wpaul/RealTek" target="_blank">http://www.freebsd.org/~wpaul/RealTek</a>
Files Description:
==================
\2.2\if_rl.c The source code for FreeBSD v2.2.x.
if_rlreg.h
\3.0\if_rl.c The source code for FreeBSD v3.x.
if_rlreg.h
freebsd.txt This file.
Installation:
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1. Plug SMC1233TX 10/100 PCI Network Card into PC's PCI-bus slot.
2. Boot into FreeBSD and login as root user. Insert driver diskette to the
floppy drive A and mount drive A to /mnt directory.
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
3. Copy the correct version of if_rl.c and if_rlreg.h for the system to
the /sys/pci directory.
cd /sys/pci
cp /mnt/freebsd/2.2/if_rl.c ./if_rl.c
( or cp /mnt/freebsd/3.0/if_rl.c ./if_rl.c )
cp /mnt/freebsd/2.2/if_rlreg.h ./if_rlreg.h
( or cp /mnt/freebsd/3.0/if_rlreg.h ./if_rlreg.h )
4. Edit /sys/conf/files and add a line about if_rl.c file.
cd /sys/conf
vi files
Add the following line:
pci/if_rl.c optional rl device-driver
5. Edit your kernel config file (e.g. /sys/i386/conf/GENERIC) and add a line
about device rl0.
cd /sys/i386/conf
vi GENERIC
Add the following line:
device rl0
6. Config, compile a new kernel and reboot it.
cd /sys/i386/conf
config GENERIC
You will see the following:
Kernel build directory is ../../compile/GENERIC
Compile kernel and reboot it.
cd /sys/compile/GENERIC
make depend all install
shutdown -r now
7. When system boots, the driver will be loaded. You can run 'dmesg' to
see the boot message or run 'ifconfig -a' to see if rl0 is up.
8. Run ifconfig to assign your IP address to the rl0 interface.
ifconfig rl0 inet 192.72.24.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias
Otherwise, you can use editor vi to modify /etc/rc.conf and config the
above action. The /etc/rc.conf file is created by /stand/sysinstall
and will be run at boot time.
cd /etc
vi rc.conf
Add and modify the following lines:
network_interfaces="rl0 lo0" # List of network interfaces.
# (lo0 is loopback).
ifconfig_rl0="inet 192.72.24.10" # Config your IP.
defaultrouter="192.72.24.254" # Set to default gateway (or NO).
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