Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:26:23 +0200 From: "Conrad Burger" <conrad.burger@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: pyunyh@gmail.com Subject: Re: Dell 1955 Blade - Broadcom NIC not detected (BCM5708S) Message-ID: <d0c4d1610610310226y56415b0dm841de388ce707db8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4546BFE5.5090206@samsco.org> References: <d0c4d1610610300617t6a84a1f5q74d8f3159274c759@mail.gmail.com> <20061031003936.GB55910@cdnetworks.co.kr> <4546BDB4.8080801@samsco.org> <20061031031345.GD55910@cdnetworks.co.kr> <4546BFE5.5090206@samsco.org>
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On 31/10/06, Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> wrote:
> Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:06:28PM -0700, Scott Long wrote:
> > > Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
> > > >On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 04:17:00PM +0200, Conrad Burger wrote:
> > > > > I am trying to get FreeBSD to work on a Dell 1955 blade. Looks like
> > > > > the NICs on the blade are not supported by the BCE or BGE driver.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Linux the NICs are identified as "06:00.0 Ethernet controller:
> > > > > Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708S Gigabit Ethernet (rev 11)"
> > > > >
> > > > > >From "if_bce.c"
> > > > > -------------------------
> > > > > * The following controllers are not supported by this driver:
> > > > > * (These are not "Production" versions of the controller.)
> > > > > * BCM5706C A0, A1
> > > > > * BCM5706S A0, A1, A2, A3
> > > > > * BCM5708C A0, B0
> > > > > * --> BCM5708S <-- A0, B0, B1
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there any reason why the chipset is not supported? Is there anyway
> > > > > of getting the BCE or BGE driver to work with this chipset? Will it be
> > > > > supported sometime in the near future?
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help would be much appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >It seems that there is typo in bce(4) driver.
> > > >Try attached patch.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >Index: if_bce.c
> > > >===================================================================
> > > >RCS file: /pool/ncvs/src/sys/dev/bce/if_bce.c,v
> > > >retrieving revision 1.17
> > > >diff -u -r1.17 if_bce.c
> > > >--- if_bce.c 21 Oct 2006 07:54:39 -0000 1.17
> > > >+++ if_bce.c 31 Oct 2006 00:37:47 -0000
> > > >@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@
> > > > "Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T" },
> > > >
> > > > /* BCM5708S controllers and OEM boards. */
> > > >- { BRCM_VENDORID, BRCM_DEVICEID_BCM5708, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID,
> > > >- "Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T" },
> > > >+ { BRCM_VENDORID, BRCM_DEVICEID_BCM5708S, PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID,
> > > >+ "Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708S 1000Base-T" },
> > > > { 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL }
> > > > };
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Why remove a valid entry?
> > >
> >
> > I didn't remove it. You can see duplicated BRCM_DEVICEID_BCM5708s in
> > bce_devs.
> >
> > > Scott
> >
>
> Oops, you're right. I've been accidentally ignoring this anyways, I'll
> take care of it. Thanks!
>
> Scott
>
Thanks the kernel now recognizes the network interface.
But it fails to "attach" the driver to the interface and gives the
following error.
"bce0 if_bce.c(531) SerDes controllers are not supported!"
What now .... is there anything else I can try?
Regards
Conrad
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