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Date:      Mon, 6 Nov 2006 23:37:16 +0000
From:      MQ <antinvidia@gmail.com>
To:        "Senandung Mendonan" <mendonan@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problem with IBM NetXtreme 1000-T GigaEthernet Adapter
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2006/11/6, Senandung Mendonan <mendonan@gmail.com>:
>
> 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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Would you please have a short test on the DEVICE_POLLING facility, and post
the kern.polling.lost_polls after booting for a while here?



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