Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 23:13:36 +0000 From: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> To: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU Subject: Re: Broadcom 5701 (3com 3c996B-T) phy support in 4.5? Message-ID: <20020130231336.GA30014@walton.maths.tcd.ie> In-Reply-To: <200201301941.g0UJf5204291@vashon.polstra.com> References: <200201300133.RAA10055@Pescadero.DSG.Stanford.EDU> <200201301941.g0UJf5204291@vashon.polstra.com>
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 11:41:05AM -0800, John Polstra wrote: > > From investigating the Linux driver, I gather there are a few features > > in these chips which may need workarounds (e.g., the Debian driver > > includes a new firmware image for some 5701 revs'; and forces master > > mode in some revs, to avoid a CRC bug. Caveat emptor.) > > Yes, there are quite a few mysterious workarounds in that driver. We've had alot of trouble with the builtin card in our Dell 2550s. I'm going to try swapping hardware to see if we've got a bad machine, but I suspect the chip is just plain broken. Where can you get the Linux driver from? I might try stealing some of the hacks in it to see if it fixes the problems we're seeing. David. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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