> And there's no config option for this PHY in the kernel config :
> 
> [xavier@aragorn xavier]$ grep 8255 /sys/arch/i386/conf/GENERIC
> #fxp*   at cardbus? dev ? function ?    # Intel i8255x
> inphy*  at mii? phy ?                   # Intel 82555 PHYs
> iophy*  at mii? phy ?                   # Intel 82553 PHYs
> 
> Easy way to add this ?

Add this to your kernel config file:

ukphy*	at mii? phy ?			# generic unknown PHYs

Newer Intel cards use ukphy instead of inphy ... perhaps this means
that inphy could be updated to recognise later Intel PHYs.  Someone
who knows more than I do about ethernet chipsets might be able to say
whether that is a good idea or not.

Regards,

Giles