Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 02:11:00 +0800 From: "Senandung Mendonan" <mendonan@gmail.com> To: "David Christensen" <davidch@broadcom.com>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with IBM NetXtreme 1000-T GigaEthernet Adapter Message-ID: <94c7120b0611061011v6ff0dcbfh34778d4760a619cf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <94c7120b0610112005g62c0a137j97a3adf0d97c2ba5@mail.gmail.com> References: <94c7120b0608181236j2475301ds1379510f94b12d34@mail.gmail.com> <09BFF2FA5EAB4A45B6655E151BBDD90301D42713@NT-IRVA-0750.brcm.ad.broadcom.com> <94c7120b0608210209o482fef7ev1b4922d0597af666@mail.gmail.com> <94c7120b0610112005g62c0a137j97a3adf0d97c2ba5@mail.gmail.com>
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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 <mendonan@gmail.com> wrote: > David / list, > > Some new developments/leads on this issue:- > > On 8/21/06, Senandung Mendonan <mendonan@gmail.com> 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: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib4 > > bge0: <Broadcom BCM5704C Dual Gigabit Ethernet, ASIC rev. 0x2100> mem > > 0xdcff0000-0xdcffffff irq 48 at device 1.0 on pci5 > > miibus0: <MII bus> on bge0 > > brgphy0: <BCM5704 10/100/1000baseTX PHY> on miibus0 > > brgphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseTX, > > 1000baseTX-FDX, auto > > bge0: Ethernet address: 00:10:18:11:2a:0d > > bge1: <Broadcom BCM5704C Dual Gigabit Ethernet, ASIC rev. 0x2100> mem > > 0xdcfe0000-0xdcfeffff irq 49 at device 1.1 on pci5 > > miibus1: <MII bus> on bge1 > > brgphy1: <BCM5704 10/100/1000baseTX PHY> 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..")
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