From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 9 16:49:43 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AD2716A417 for ; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:49:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from smarthost1.sentex.ca (smarthost1.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B631E13C461 for ; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:49:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by smarthost1.sentex.ca (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l99Gngmg059054; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:49:42 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from mdt-xp.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l99Gnfk4048093 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:49:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <200710091649.l99Gnfk4048093@lava.sentex.ca> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:50:14 -0400 To: "Jack Vogel" From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <2a41acea0710082137v4792b7cdwd5ebf8619666cf55@mail.gmail.co m> References: <2a41acea0710051328hdc0e49fr829b5ea35c95a413@mail.gmail.com> <200710082009.l98K9mCs042466@lava.sentex.ca> <2a41acea0710081336n11a36303ta70efc94c6f2d236@mail.gmail.com> <200710082111.l98LBGRa042719@lava.sentex.ca> <2a41acea0710081736r1b2c3c48k50d8ebd063dc3fc5@mail.gmail.com> <200710090038.l990cqsv043565@lava.sentex.ca> <2a41acea0710082137v4792b7cdwd5ebf8619666cf55@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: FreeBSD Stable List Subject: Re: Heads UP - MFC for em coming shortly X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:49:43 -0000 At 12:37 AM 10/9/2007, Jack Vogel wrote: > > Thanks, > > I did find this reference > > http://www.higherorder.com.au/2007/6/25/intel_82573_patch > > > > Is there a way from FreeBSD to tell remotely if its needed ? > >Well, there would be a way, reading the MANC register and >seeing if the suspect bit is present, but am not sure if there >is some important point at which the thing gets misprogrammed, >its just best to use the patcher, its harmless if its not needed. > >Sorry, I realize its a hassle to boot to that wonder DOS :) OK, did some tests on local PM nics here at the office. On one nic (same model as what is causing us problems in the field) we can run the program over and over again, and it always exits with a zero value. Is this normal ? On another NIC that we recently bought, it exits with a 1 which supposedly says "not needed". How do we know that the update has taken ? Is there any danger of it losing its reprogramming ? In short, how do we verify it "worked" The version I am using is lava# ls -l dcgdis.exe -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 160029 Oct 4 2005 dcgdis.exe lava# md5 dcgdis.exe MD5 (dcgdis.exe) = a48d9e127c19528bd4a650e692b2f2be lava# Is there a newer one ? ---Mike