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Subject: Re: if_bge does not work on boot 
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> 
> I thought we had this problem fixed a long time ago:
> 
> 	brgphy0: <BCM5704 10/100/1000baseTX PHY> PHY 1 on miibus1
> 	[...]
> 	bge0: link state changed to DOWN
> 	bge0: no link .....bge0: link state changed to UP
> 	 got link
> 	DHCPREQUEST on bge0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
> 	DHCPREQUEST on bge0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
> 	DHCPDISCOVER on bge0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5
> 	DHCPDISCOVER on bge0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 13
> 	DHCPDISCOVER on bge0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20
> 	DHCPDISCOVER on bge0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
> 	DHCPDISCOVER on bge0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
> 	No DHCPOFFERS received.
> 
> Unless and until a (broadcast) packet is received, the bge interface
> does not work.
> 
> If I trigger a broadcast on the network while dhclient is running,
> it jumps into action and starts working.

I have something similar, and only if console is also serial,
then bge is stuck until I hit any key on the serial console!

it seems some interrup miss problem to me.

danny