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Date:      Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:01:56 +0300
From:      Daniel Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>
To:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
Cc:        Freebsd hackers list <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: slow pxeboot on newer dell/optiplex
Message-ID:  <268D525C-F99B-434B-BB66-27DE95AC872F@cs.huji.ac.il>
In-Reply-To: <494d3688-655a-92a2-2254-59b1494a82a0@sentex.net>
References:  <1536BD70-C292-4435-9DD4-0BA81A0B242B@cs.huji.ac.il> <494d3688-655a-92a2-2254-59b1494a82a0@sentex.net>

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> On 31 Aug 2017, at 4:40 PM, Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> wrote:
>=20
> On 8/31/2017 8:48 AM, Daniel Braniss wrote:
>> Hi,
>> A dell optiplex 9020 boots via pxeboot just fine, newer ones, e.g. =
7050 boot very slow,
>> even after upgrading the bios (which fixed some serial issues) it=E2=80=
=99s still very slow.
>> btw, bootting linux is ok.
>> I will try ipxe later, but if anyone has any ideas, you are very =
welcome!
>=20
> I think I am seeing the same issue-- or at least the same symptoms-- =
on
> a SuperMicro  X11SSL-F.  Upgrading the BIOS didnt fix the issue either
> (version 2.0a Release Date: 03/09/2017)
>=20
>=20
> 0(4usupermicro)# pciconf -lcvb igb0
> igb0@pci0:3:0:0:        class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x153315d9 =
chip=3D0x15338086
> rev=3D0x03 hdr=3D0x00
>    vendor     =3D 'Intel Corporation'
>    device     =3D 'I210 Gigabit Network Connection'
>    class      =3D network
>    subclass   =3D ethernet
>    bar   [10] =3D type Memory, range 32, base 0xdf500000, size 524288,
> enabled
>    bar   [18] =3D type I/O Port, range 32, base 0xd000, size 32, =
enabled
>    bar   [1c] =3D type Memory, range 32, base 0xdf580000, size 16384, =
enabled
>    cap 01[40] =3D powerspec 3  supports D0 D3  current D0
>    cap 05[50] =3D MSI supports 1 message, 64 bit, vector masks
>    cap 11[70] =3D MSI-X supports 5 messages, enabled
>                 Table in map 0x1c[0x0], PBA in map 0x1c[0x2000]
>    cap 10[a0] =3D PCI-Express 2 endpoint max data 256(512) FLR NS
>                 link x1(x1) speed 2.5(2.5) ASPM disabled(L0s/L1)
>    ecap 0001[100] =3D AER 2 0 fatal 0 non-fatal 1 corrected
>    ecap 0003[140] =3D Serial 1 0cc47affffe3b9a4
>    ecap 0017[1a0] =3D TPH Requester 1
> 0(4usupermicro)#
>=20
>=20
> What is the NIC in your Dell ?

em0@pci0:0:31:6:	class=3D0x020000 card=3D0x07a11028 =
chip=3D0x15e38086 rev=3D0x00 hdr=3D0x00
    vendor     =3D 'Intel Corporation'
    device     =3D 'Ethernet Connection (5) I219-LM'
    class      =3D network
    subclass   =3D ethernet
    bar   [10] =3D type Memory, range 32, base 0xf7100000, size 131072, =
enabled
    cap 01[c8] =3D powerspec 3  supports D0 D3  current D0
    cap 05[d0] =3D MSI supports 1 message, 64 bit enabled with 1 message
    cap 13[e0] =3D PCI Advanced Features: FLR TP

the thing is, after it boots, all is ok, so it=E2=80=99s something in =
the pxe that pxeboot is in
conflict with =E2=80=A6

danny

>=20
> 	---Mike
>=20
>=20
> --=20
> -------------------
> Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400
> Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net
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