Support for Aquantia AQC113 and AQC113C Ethernet Controllers on FreeBSD
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4 days ago
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amelius
2 hours ago
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Shouldn't AI be smart enough now to translate drivers from Linux to FreeBSD? It's mostly plumbing after all.
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quietsegfault
39 minutes ago
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I had one of these interfaces and the driver kept freezing in Linux. Me ‘n Claude were not able to figure out why. Super sad.
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AdrianB1
1 hour ago
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No, AI is anything but "smart". And my understanding is that the network stack is so well done in FreeBSD that it is a shame to touch it with AI code.
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amelius
1 hour ago
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Well it doesn't cost much to try it, and you can always replace it by a handcrafted version later.
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quietsegfault
38 minutes ago
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It cost me my weekly Claude usage! I was on Claude timeout for like 4 days.
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justinclift
4 days ago
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Useful for anyone using FreeBSD with one of the 10GbE chipsets, as commonly found in minipcs these days.

This driver seems to be working well for people. :)

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AdrianB1
1 hour ago
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Just curious, most people that use FreeBSD are either experts or hardcode enthusiasts. It used to include FreeNAS/TrueNAS users, but they migrated to Linux as the product moved to Linux. That means the users of FreeBSD are not the ones I would expect to purchase and use these controllers, but other options like 10 Gbps with SFP+ (AOC or Fiber Optic) or even 25Gbps and higher. Is there a significant demand for this driver? A 10 Gbps SFP+ card is cheaper and more flexible, I have a few in several computers and even a few laying around as spares, they are also more compatible with all sorts of OS-es and usually more capable.
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WarOnPrivacy
4 days ago
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10GBe cards with these start at $55 on Amazon.
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