Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:49:51 +0100 From: Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: bge driver for BCM5719 not working (9.1-RC3) Message-ID: <20121126134951.GA1364@aurora.oekb.co.at>
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Hi, I'm having a hard time getting FreeBSD 9.1 RC3 running on a HP Proliant 385p G8. Installation runs so far, however I can't get any network interfaces up and running. The output of dmesg "... link states coalesced" messages and correspondigly in /var/log/messages I have numerous messages like "bge0: link state changed to UP", followed by "bge0: link state changed to DOWN". I've already ruled out the following: o) Wiring - OK (even changed cable) o) different switchport o) Check for latest firmware on machine including iLO - already got that The problem is that I can't connect to the network in any way, so I'm stuck with my installation off the ISO-image with no way of updating my system :-( Interestingly enough the MAC-address of the machine in question shows up on the switch, so the server does have a link to the switch - without being able to communicate though. Digging around I came across the following PR: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=171121 So here are my questions: o) Is there any chance this will be fixed in the 9.1-release? (the PR mentions that the patch has been committed to -CURRENT) o) How do I go about updating my system without network connectivity? Thanks much in advance for any clue, -ewald
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