root@mowa219-gjp4-macbookpro83-20240708:~ # pkg query '%At:%Av' drm-515-kmod
FreeBSD_version:1400097
build_timestamp:2024-04-09T01:07:59+0000
built_by:poudriere-git-3.4.1-1-g1e9f97d6
port_checkout_unclean:no
port_git_hash:b3aa1ea86
ports_top_checkout_unclean:no
ports_top_git_hash:c5cd82114
repo_type:binary
repository:FreeBSD_install_cdrom
root@mowa219-gjp4-macbookpro83-20240708:~ #
Yes, my rooter is configured for DHCP.
sysrc ifconfig_re0="DHCP" and service netif restart “Network card is not enabled”. Rebooting did not help. However, after switching off WiFi, the network icon finally lit up — unfortunately, for minute or two. I did not find any message in syslog. ifconfig has now included one paragraph for Ethernet, with a correct IP and MAC, yet without Realtek RTL8125. Maybe I should disable WiFi somehow? There is no such hardware switch.There are problems with this driver, please see https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla//show_bug.cgi?id=275882. That is why there are 2 versions at the moment, net/realtek-re-kmod and net/realtek-re-kmod198. If version 199 doesn't work, try version 198.
ifconfig_re0="inet 192.168.1.107 netmask 255.255.255.0" instead of ifconfig_re0="DHCP" in rc.conf.if_wlan_load="NO"
if_re_load="YES"
if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"
ifconfig_wlan0="NOAUTO"
# wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
# create_args_wlan0="down country LT"
# ifconfig_wlan0="up scan WPA DHCP"
# ifconfig_wlan0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
ifconfig_re0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
ifconfig_re0="inet 192.168.1.107 netmask 255.255.255.0"
defaultrouter="192.168.1.1"This might be the problem already. According to my FreeBSD instincts (confirmed by the port's pkg-message) those two lines should go into /boot/loader.conf. If you want to use rc.conf, you should use:
kld_list="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"if_wlan_load="NO"
if_re_load="YES"
if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"if_wlan_load="NO" even set correctly has no effect, the wlan module is not load anyway.ifconfig_wlan0="NOAUTO"ifconfig_iwlwifi0="NOAUTO"They are not cancelled, they are ignored, see above explanation.
I know, I have tested NOAUTO — ignored, so I tried NO. I have reverted it now, but that does not help.
That would be logical, but surely the entries I have deleted (commented out) are written back to rc.conf automatically on reboot, without asking for my permission.
I know, but iwlwifi() ignores loader.conf. And rc.conf seems to accept and understand these entries.
I am going to test this right away, thank you very much!
Have you set NOAUTO to
ifconfig_iwlwifi0 ( not ifconfig_wlan0 )?Are you sure you have saved rc.conf after edit? There is no way some function would overwrite it.
if_re_load="YES"
if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"kld_list="/boot/modules/if_re.ko" neither fixed nor broke. NOAUTO for ifconfig_iwlwifi0 instead of ifconfig_wlan0 reverted the previous condition when Ethernet is being disabled shortly after activation. However, I am not sure if that is the case.Yes, of course.
I would guess this is NomadBSD's behaviour. Because in the boot log I clearly see WiFi disabled, only lo0 and re0 enabled, with correct networking data. And no error warnings, no changes up to the graphical login.
service netif restart && service routing restart, and finally dhclient re0.The specific module provided by the package must be set explicitly or else the system kernel module is used (/boot/kernel/if_re.ko) ... don't know how NomadBSD this handles.
Maybe that network manager is messing with rc.conf.
You could try blocking the iwlwifi driver being loaded and attached to the device:
devmatch_blocklist="if_iwlwifi"Last week I got a EliteMini UM780 XTX miniPC which also has a Realtek NIC and I had to compile and use the port myself.
What is your desktop environment? Is it build by desktop-installer(), o is it GhostBSD, MidnightBSD, NomadBSD?
I'm using plain FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE with x11-wm/xfce4 for the desktop environment. Typically I prefer tiling window managers like x11-wm/i3, which I will use instead in the near future.
Maybe I will move from NomadBSD to pure FreeBSD, too. Possibly with OpenBox instead of Xfce. Many thanks to bsdcode, T-Daemon, Tieks, adorno, Cath O'Deray, and of course SirDice — the true masters of the right OS. With such a skilful, helpful, and strong community, you will never get lost!
grep -B 4 -A 3 key_mgmt=NONE /etc/wpa_supplicant.confkey_mgmt=NONE section, aim to remove it.network={
priority=0
key_mgmt=NONE
}No, wpa_supplicant.conf was not present when installed, it does not seem to be necessary. Wi-Fi 6 AX200 sees neighbouring wireless spots, puts my "hq" first, asks for password (PSK) when connecting, but gets stuck, something does not negotiate (errors are logged, but I do not understand them). I handwrote wpa_supplicant.conf, though a very simple one:
network={
ssid="hq"
psk="…"
}OK, I removed the NOAUTO, it has not been working anyway.
dhclient re0 is enough!dhclient re0 somewhere at the end of loader.conf(5)?
make package, and moved that to the metal that has the Realtek hardware and 15-CURRENT snapshot. And now my hardware has working ethernet on 15-CURRENT (snapshot dated Dec. 7)