Last night I saw that there was an update (from 22.1 to 22.1 ?) to various software and decided to run the update. Well that didn't go well. Seems my if_re.ko was removed from the /boot/loader.conf (I've put it in /boot/loader.conf.d/if_re.config). This lead to all sorts of problems as re0 was my WAN. :'( Any I can't quite restore from a backup as I can't get re0 to be recognized. Can anyone suggest how I go about diagnosing this problem. I'm new to OpenBSD and so far I know I can see the card:
none2@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x020000 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x10ec device=0x8125 subvendor=0x10ec subdevice=0x0123
vendor = 'Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'
device = 'RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
Not an emergency as I've fallen back to a 1G interface so I can reach the internet just can't get re0 up.
Can your issue be related to this release note ?
Quoteo The Realtek vendor driver is no longer bundled with the updated FreeBSD kernel. If unsure whether FreeBSD 13 supports your Realtek NIC please install the os-realtek-re plugin prior to upgrading to retain operability of your NICs.
Yes, FreeBSD 13 does not support the 2.5GbE NIC, but the os-realtek-re plugin will as advertised in a few release notes.
Cheers,
Franco
Quote from: RedVortex on February 21, 2022, 08:11:46 PM
Can your issue be related to this release note ?
Quoteo The Realtek vendor driver is no longer bundled with the updated FreeBSD kernel. If unsure whether FreeBSD 13 supports your Realtek NIC please install the os-realtek-re plugin prior to upgrading to retain operability of your NICs.
Oops, looks like I deserve a public whipping with a cat6-o-802.3 tails :-[
Thanks, I'll install the os-realtek-re. I had installed the if_re package about a week ago and it was working. Didn't think to read the release notes for drivers updates.
Thanks Franco, RedVortex, that solves the problem. I now have re0 and 2.5G media setting.
Solution: install the os-realtek-re plugin