Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:48:17 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Cc: toidin <toidin@gmail.com>, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: threads/138694: FreeBSD 6.3 release does not recognize Broadcom BCM5722 card on IBM X3550 M2 Message-ID: <200909100848.18347.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200909100623.n8A6NO1U090095@www.freebsd.org> References: <200909100623.n8A6NO1U090095@www.freebsd.org>
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On Thursday 10 September 2009 2:23:24 am toidin wrote: > > >Number: 138694 > >Category: threads > >Synopsis: FreeBSD 6.3 release does not recognize Broadcom BCM5722 card on IBM X3550 M2 > >Confidential: no > >Severity: serious > >Priority: high > >Responsible: freebsd-threads > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: doc-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Thu Sep 10 06:30:05 UTC 2009 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: toidin > >Release: FreeBSD 6.3 & 6.3 Releases > >Organization: > IQplus Prima > >Environment: > System FreeBSD can not load the device, so the OS can't start so displ to login. edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 > >Description: > I just loaded FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE and 6.4-RELEASE on an IBM X 3550 M2 server, it did not recognize the onboard network adapter. I opened the case of the computer and read the top of the network card chip, it has the following numbers: > > Broadcom BCM5709C > > This server does have Two PCI-Express (x16) Gen 2 slots—one half-length, full-height and one low-profile; each slot convertible to PCI-X with riser option. 5709C != 5722 (which is supported in 6.4). I believe someone recently posted some patches to hackers@ recently to add support for the 5709C for 7 and 8. -- John Baldwinhelp
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