From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 6 22:12:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73E3516A420 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:12:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lyubich-freebsd1@gmx.net) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A08F743D46 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:12:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lyubich-freebsd1@gmx.net) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 06 Feb 2006 22:12:46 -0000 Received: from p548B8FD6.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO guest) [84.139.143.214] by mail.gmx.net (mp038) with SMTP; 06 Feb 2006 23:12:46 +0100 X-Authenticated: #29128836 From: "lyubich_freebsd" To: "'Mark Tinguely'" Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:12:36 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcYhKz5Zx1PjBRYIT/usRvRq+v7gWgKPbRPQ In-Reply-To: <200601242112.k0OLCHQs026935@casselton.net> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Message-Id: <20060206221249.A08F743D46@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Broadcomm BCM4401-B0 and memory upgrade issue. 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: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:12:50 -0000 > > > After the memory upgrade on my Laptop (HP nx5000) FreeBSD 6.0 stable, > > the driver for NIC bfe0 (Broadcom BCM4401-B0) stops working. The NIC > LED > > lights are on. The bfe0 interface is up and active. However, I got a > > permanent message on the console: > > > > bfe0: watching timeout -- resetting. > > > > This occurs in the case when I compile the new kernel without bfe > driver > > and load the bfe driver as module (if_bfe.ko). In the case when the > > driver is compiled into the kernel, the system stalls during the boot > or > > whenever I try to configure the interface. > ----- > I am CC this to a few people on the freebsd-current list that had > somewhat simular symptoms with other hardware. > ----- > Have you tried to boot with the old contigmalloc using the sysctl > option "vm.old_contigmalloc=1"? Just let you know, I have tried this option today too. The driver loaded without problem. However, dhclient stalled for ever. On another note, I got this card working with ndis. The windows driver was downloaded from the dell site. (As the native HP's one produced kernel panic)