From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 6 23:37:31 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEF3716A403 for ; Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:37:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from antinvidia@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BDEF43D7F for ; Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:37:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from antinvidia@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id n15so483090nfc for ; Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:37:18 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=DP197OjCBrQaUZwpQ0mU2R5ZcSSMbyA4qaO5WSWPbwzkerMmkc8W9VtfI0egsAim/h1Sct16JzsW1YjqXr3CSEKdo3NaEcU3GSIbJxdDGquY8xH0k1OdoGizeIgpWt1qCU2Uu1Co7hDoKoNMd0t/+nAjrua16jRYeFxf+K6r0As= Received: by 10.78.172.20 with SMTP id u20mr7480484hue.1162856237125; Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:37:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.167.2 with HTTP; Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:37:16 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:37:16 +0000 From: MQ To: "Senandung Mendonan" In-Reply-To: <94c7120b0611061011v6ff0dcbfh34778d4760a619cf@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <94c7120b0608181236j2475301ds1379510f94b12d34@mail.gmail.com> <09BFF2FA5EAB4A45B6655E151BBDD90301D42713@NT-IRVA-0750.brcm.ad.broadcom.com> <94c7120b0608210209o482fef7ev1b4922d0597af666@mail.gmail.com> <94c7120b0610112005g62c0a137j97a3adf0d97c2ba5@mail.gmail.com> <94c7120b0611061011v6ff0dcbfh34778d4760a619cf@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with IBM NetXtreme 1000-T GigaEthernet Adapter X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:37:31 -0000 2006/11/6, Senandung Mendonan : > > Hi David / list, > > Just to drop a note that this situation still persists, even with the > latest 6.2-BETA3. I have issued a pr. In addition, I'm willing to send > you (or anyone in the list) the NIC in question for troubleshooting. > > Would very much welcome a helping hand.. > > Thanks... :) > > On 10/12/06, Senandung Mendonan wrote: > > David / list, > > > > Some new developments/leads on this issue:- > > > > On 8/21/06, Senandung Mendonan wrote: > > > > > > > If you could attach a dump of dmesg that shows the messages from the > > > > driver that might help too. > > > > > > Here's the dmesg for the dual-port version:- > > > > > > pci5: on pcib4 > > > bge0: mem > > > 0xdcff0000-0xdcffffff irq 48 at device 1.0 on pci5 > > > miibus0: on bge0 > > > brgphy0: on miibus0 > > > brgphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX, > > > 1000baseTX-FDX, auto > > > bge0: Ethernet address: 00:10:18:11:2a:0d > > > bge1: mem > > > 0xdcfe0000-0xdcfeffff irq 49 at device 1.1 on pci5 > > > miibus1: on bge1 > > > brgphy1: on miibus1 > > > brgphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX, > > > 1000baseTX-FDX, auto > > > bge1: Ethernet address: 00:10:18:11:2a:0a > > > > > > > > > > After deploying on a few servers, we realized some of the servers work > > OK, and some not, although the cards are apparently same model, with > > same dmesg shown above. > > > > Upon closer inspection, we found out that the two NICs' chipsets > > differ in minor revision:- > > > > 1. The working NIC:- > > > > Broadcom BCM5704CKRB TS0341 P13 706741 B (manufactured 23/12/2004, > > older revision of the same BCM5704C chipset supported by the FreeBSD > > bge driver. > > > > ( Picture: > http://absolute-p.ath.cx/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/old-23-12-2004.jpg > > ) > > > > 2. The intermittent NIC:- > > > > Broadcom BCM5704CKRB CS0424 P20 723153B B (unknown manufacture date, > > but probably newer than the working NIC). > > > > ( Picture: http://absolute-p.ath.cx/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/new.jpg ) > > > > I have yet to try a 6.2 kernel, the site has no internet connections > > and a bit far, so takes a while for me to try that. In the meantime, > > perhaps with the chipset details you have some ideas? > > > > Thanks. > > > > --mendonan > > "Yang mimpikan secangkir kopi panas dengan selimut.." > > (Dreaming of a cup of hot coffee, and a blanket..") > > > > > -- > --mendonan > "Yang mimpikan secangkir kopi panas dengan selimut.." > (Dreaming of a cup of hot coffee, and a blanket..") > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Would you please have a short test on the DEVICE_POLLING facility, and post the kern.polling.lost_polls after booting for a while here?