From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 1 02:20:49 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 310E116A403; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 02:20:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from pooker.samsco.org (pooker.samsco.org [168.103.85.57]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2A0D43D45; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 02:20:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from [192.168.254.11] (phobos.samsco.home [192.168.254.11]) (authenticated bits=0) by pooker.samsco.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id kA12KfsJ059172; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:20:47 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Message-ID: <45480479.6090100@samsco.org> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:20:41 -0700 From: Scott Long User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.0.7) Gecko/20060910 SeaMonkey/1.0.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: pyunyh@gmail.com References: <20061031003936.GB55910@cdnetworks.co.kr> <4546BDB4.8080801@samsco.org> <20061031031345.GD55910@cdnetworks.co.kr> <4546BFE5.5090206@samsco.org> <20061101021518.GA58361@cdnetworks.co.kr> In-Reply-To: <20061101021518.GA58361@cdnetworks.co.kr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=3.8 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on pooker.samsco.org Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, davidch@freebsd.org, Conrad Burger Subject: Re: Dell 1955 Blade - Broadcom NIC not detected (BCM5708S) 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: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:20:49 -0000 Pyun YongHyeon wrote: > On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:28:37PM +0200, Conrad Burger wrote: > > On 31/10/06, Conrad Burger wrote: > > >On 31/10/06, Scott Long 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 > > > > > > > In if_bce.c I found the following comment "/* DRC - ToDo: Add SerDes > > support. */". > > > > Looks like the SerDes code for the BCE driver still needs to be developed :( > > > > If someone could finish the SerDes code for the driver, I will spend > > as much time as needed to test each code change that is attempted to > > get the SerDes stuff working :) > > > > If needs be I will hook a console up to the system to make it > > accessible over the internet. > > > > Because I don't the hardware and datasheet for the chip I can't make > any further changes for you. Sorry. But you can ask the driver author > for a plan for SERDES transceiver support. CCed to David Christensen, > the author of the driver. > I might try to take a look at this. I wonder if the Linux driver already has support. Scott