SiS190 network driver? - PC-BSD Forums

Graham · #1 03-14-2008, 06:39 PM

v1.5 64bit is terrific, but it cannot find my SiS190 NIC, ispo facto, I cannot connect. Any help/suggestions appreciated. New to BSD so do not know how to load drivers.
Thanks.

Oko · #2 03-15-2008, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by Graham

v1.5 64bit is terrific, but it cannot find my SiS190 NIC, ispo facto, I cannot connect. Any help/suggestions appreciated. New to BSD so do not know how to load drivers.
Thanks.

Check against hardware compatibility

http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.3R/ha ... amd64.html

if it is supported. If it is not you can just get working LAN controller for $1 from a drift store.

Graham · #3 03-15-2008, 03:21 PM

Thanks, OKO. Just my luck - not in the list. It's SiS900 that has ubiquity, as well as drivers. I think SiS designs have commonality with some others, Realtek? Got plenty of PCI NICs but neater to use the onboard port.
Perhaps Bill Paul will get around to writing a driver soon?!

Graham · #4 06-17-2008, 04:02 PM

Not in 1.5.1 either?!
Any comment from the gurus? I think it was in 1.4?

richardpl · #5 06-17-2008, 05:45 PM

Currently on that driver (and with bunch of others) works Pyun YongHyeon. You can contact him - send him that card, and he will write driver for you ...

Graham · #6 06-18-2008, 05:50 AM

Ah! There is a difficulty. I have SiS190 as an onboard NIC! It seems to be quite a popular chip and appears on many boards. So far, this is the only distro that doesn't drive it. Perhaps that means that there is another popular script that drives it? Do you have a contact for our friend Pyun YongHyeon?

richardpl · #7 06-18-2008, 01:06 PM

You have google for that ...