From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 21 18:00:14 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 049CE1065676 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD31A8FC15 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n9LI0D5w004090 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n9LI0DXF004089; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:13 GMT Message-Id: <200910211800.n9LI0DXF004089@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org From: "Vogel, Jack" Cc: Subject: Re: i386/139811: FreeBSD did not recognize Intel Gigabit ET Dual Port Srvr Adpt network adapter from intel with chipset 897654 X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Vogel, Jack" List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:14 -0000 The following reply was made to PR i386/139811; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Vogel, Jack" To: "bug-followup@FreeBSD.org" , "jluis.estgf@gmail.com" Cc: Subject: Re: i386/139811: FreeBSD did not recognize Intel Gigabit ET Dual Port Srvr Adpt network adapter from intel with chipset 897654 Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:23:21 -0700 --_000_1DB50624F8348F48840F2E2CF6040A9D9B9788C8orsmsx508amrcor_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is not an adequate designation of the parts involved, I need the Intel= part numbers, I also cannot tell from this description if this is only sup= posed to describe the adapter board or a server motherboard. I'm guessing that you mean its an 82576? If so, are you aware that in Free= BSD 7.2 this should use the igb rather than the em driver? Nevertheless, bo= th drivers are in the GENERIC kernel so your adapter should be discovered. The only other thing I can think of, depending on the server hardware, with= many things plugged into expansion slots I have seen some cards mysterious= ly disappear from the PCI tree, this would be on ESB2 type systems. Making = sure that all firmware is updated to the latest can help this. You can try = removing everything but the new card and see if it then becomes visible. Tr= y putting the adapter into a different system as another test. If this fails its likely bad hardware. Jack Vogel Intel LAD Software --_000_1DB50624F8348F48840F2E2CF6040A9D9B9788C8orsmsx508amrcor_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This is not an adequate designation of the parts involve= d, I need the Intel part numbers, I also cannot tell from this description if th= is is only supposed to describe the adapter board or a server motherboard.

I’m guessing that you mean its an 82576? If = so, are you aware that in FreeBSD 7.2 this should use the igb rather than the e= m driver? Nevertheless, both drivers are in the GENERIC kernel so your adapte= r should be discovered.

The only other thing I can think of, depending on the se= rver hardware, with many things plugged into expansion slots I have seen some ca= rds mysteriously disappear from the PCI tree, this would be on ESB2 type system= s. Making sure that all firmware is updated to the latest can help this. You c= an try removing everything but the new card and see if it then becomes visible= . Try putting the adapter into a different system as another test.=

If this fails its likely bad hardware.=

Jack Vogel

Intel LAD Software

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