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      RK0 @JimBob Indiana
      last edited by RK0

      @jimbob-indiana

      This did not work?

      pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-198.00.pkg

      ...and of course, you will have to follow the instructions that should come up on screen, changing your /boot/loader.conf.local file with the entries

      if_re_load="YES"
if_re_name="/boot/modules/if_re.ko"

      ...and then rebooting your PFSense system

      I would also recommend grabbing and keeping the file https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:12:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-198.00.pkg somewhere safe. (You can just open that URL on a PC browser, and download the realtek-re-kmod-198.00.pkg file). Save it somewhere in case you have to rebuild your PFSense firewall. Worst case you could then transfer the file manually to your PFSense firewall and install it directly from local storage, in case it "disappears" from the URL above.

      My system uses RTL8111 adapters integral to the system, and is supported by the 198 package...I can't speak for your 2.5Gb adapter however. I hope it is not one of those USB attached 2.5Gbs adapters...all bets are off if that is the case.

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        JimBob Indiana @RK0
        last edited by JimBob Indiana

        @rk0 Didn’t seem to. Will try again. Not sure how I remove anything that was installed previously other than just manually remove the .ko files from modules and kernel folders.

        I’m getting the OSVersion mix match error.

        To ignore this error set IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes

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          JimBob Indiana
          last edited by

          @rk0 NOT USB. PCIe 2.5gb 8125B.

          For some reason it appears to me the driver isn’t actually loading.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            What pfSense version are you running?

            What's in your /boot/loader.conf.local file?

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              RK0 @JimBob Indiana
              last edited by

              @jimbob-indiana

              When you execute the commands, are you running under the auspices of the local admin account? If not, try doing that.

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                jsmiddleton4 @RK0
                last edited by jsmiddleton4

                @rk0

                Am local admin.

                The latest 2.7. Just updated.

                I had the lines for if re, etc. I copied and pasted them to make sure I had them correct.

                At this juncture I'm looking at starting over. I don't want to reinstall PFSense fresh but do want to figure out how I remove any left over realtek drivers.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  In 2.7 it's in our repo. You just install the kmod using: pkg install realtek-re-kmod

                  You still need the loader lines to load it at boot.

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                    jsmiddleton4 @stephenw10
                    last edited by jsmiddleton4

                    @stephenw10 said in Updated Realtek NIC drivers missing in PfSense 2.6.0:

                    pkg install realtek-re-kmod

                    Thanks but how do I remove any of the previous install information?

                    I do not have the .ko file in boot/modules or kernel. But when I run the install I'm told its already installed. Whatever I've messed up, I need to clean the information so I can start over.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Is there anything installed, it would have just failed to install the FreeBSD 12 package in 2.7 because it's built on FreeBSD 14.
                      Try running: pkg info -x realtek

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                        jsmiddleton4 @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 said in Updated Realtek NIC drivers missing in PfSense 2.6.0:

                        pkg info -x realtek

                        realtek-re-kmod-198.00

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          So do: pkg delete realtek-re-kmod

                          See: https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg

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                            jsmiddleton4 @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10
                            Thanks. Had to do the -y option as I'm doing this from the Command Prompt in the GUI.

                            Now: "pkg: No package(s) matching realtek"

                            Just to be certain I understand, all the other stuff found about how to install the driver, not talking about the loader lines, is no longer necessary. I just run "pkg install realtek-re-kmod"

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                              jsmiddleton4 @stephenw10
                              last edited by

                              @stephenw10

                              In poking around, I think it is one of your posts, the line about loading the module not necessary? It is automatically, or by default, found anyway?

                              I did the delete command.
                              Booted.
                              Everything gone.
                              Tried your simple command for pkg install. It wants to install 1.97.
                              Did the longer command line, had to tell it to ignore the OS, and it installed.

                              I swear earlier I left the "12" in the command line, did not change it to "14" because when trying 14 nothing was found.

                              Now 12 doesn't work, need 14 but get the OSVersion ?

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                If you just use the driver in our repo you can just 'pkg install' it directly. Currently that's 1.97:

                                [2.7.0-DEVELOPMENT][admin@cedev.stevew.lan]/root: pkg search realtek
realtek-re-kmod-197.00         Kernel driver for Realtek PCIe Ethernet Controllers

                                You still have to add the loader lines, installing the pkg doesn't do that for you.

                                Steve

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                                  JimBob Indiana @stephenw10
                                  last edited by

                                  @stephenw10

                                  1.98 loaded but not being loaded at boot. I’m still using the built in Realtek driver.

                                  re0: <RealTek 8168/8111 B/C/CP/D/DP/E/F/G PCIe Gigabit Ethernet> port 0xe000-0xe0ff mem 0xf7b00000-0xf7b00fff,0xf0000000-0xf0003fff at device 0.0 on pci8
                                  re0: Using 1 MSI-X message
                                  re0: turning off MSI enable bit.
                                  re0: ASPM disabled
                                  re0: Chip rev. 0x4c000000
                                  re0: MAC rev. 0x00000000
                                  miibus0: <MII bus> on re0
                                  rgephy0: <RTL8251/8153 1000BASE-T media interface> PHY 1 on miibus0
                                  rgephy0: none, 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 10baseT-FDX-flow, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 100baseTX-FDX-flow, 1000baseT-FDX, 1000baseT-FDX-master, 1000baseT-FDX-flow, 1000baseT-FDX-flow-master, auto, auto-flow
                                  re0: Using defaults for TSO: 65518/35/2048
                                  re0: Ethernet address: 64:00:6a:14:be:16
                                  re0: netmap queues/slots: TX 1/256, RX 1/256

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                                    JimBob Indiana @stephenw10
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                                    @stephenw10

                                    I deleted 1.98 or 198.00. Installed 1.97 with the simple command line install. It WORKED! Geez. Been hammering 1.98 for a couple of days.

                                    1.98 or 198.00 not ready to install in 2.7?

                                    re0: <Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller> port 0xe000-0xe0ff mem 0xf7b00000-0xf7b00fff,0xf0000000-0xf0003fff at device 0.0 on pci8
                                    re0: Using Memory Mapping!
                                    re0: Using 1 MSI-X message
                                    re0: ASPM disabled
                                    re0: version:1.97.00
                                    re0: Ethernet address: 64:00:6a:14:be:16
                                    This product is covered by one or more of the following patents:
                                    US6,570,884, US6,115,776, and US6,327,625.
                                    re0: Ethernet address: 64:00:6a:14:be:16

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      If you use any pkg from outside our repo, especially something like a driver, then it must be from an equivalent FreeBSD version. I suspect you were trying to load the module from FreeBSD 12 into pfSense 2.7 which is based on FreeBSD 14.

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                                        JimBob Indiana @stephenw10
                                        last edited by JimBob Indiana

                                        @stephenw10

                                        I used the FreeBSD:14 command line.

                                        pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/realtek-re-kmod-198.00.pkg

                                        And the information here regarding 1.98 and FreeBSD 14.

                                        https://www.freshports.org/net/realtek-re-kmod/

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Well like I say drivers are especially required to match the kernel you're trying to load them into.
                                          If you tried to manually load the kernel module I imagine the error would have been a kjernel mismatch.
                                          Just use the pkg from our repo. 😉

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                                            JimBob Indiana @stephenw10
                                            last edited by

                                            @stephenw10

                                            Thanks for your help. Obviously I don’t understand all the lingo but as I read the information on Freshports the 1.98 driver requires the newest port of FreeBSD?

                                            I’m not sure what this means:

                                            “To install the port: cd /usr/ports/net/realtek-re-kmod/ && make install clean”

                                            Nor am I sure where I’d even run that. SSH?

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