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BM(4)
BM(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual BM(4)

NAME

bm — BMAC Ethernet device driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device miibus
device bm

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

if_bm_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The bm driver provides support for the BMac ethernet hardware found mostly in G3-based Apple hardware. It is a close relative of the Sun HME controller found in contemporary Sun workstations.

HARDWARE

Chips supported by the bm driver include:

  • Apple BMAC Onboard Ethernet
  • Apple BMAC+ Onboard Ethernet

SEE ALSO

altq(4), hme(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

The bm device driver appeared in FreeBSD 7.1.

AUTHORS

The bm driver was written by Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org> based on work by Peter Grehan <grehan@FreeBSD.org>.
July 3, 2008 FreeBSD