From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Oct 22 13:32:38 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E31D1065672
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:32:38 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
	[IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAA048FC08
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:32:37 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1])
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m9MDWXC5002278;
	Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:32:33 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost)
	by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id
	m9MDWWW9002275; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:32:33 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:32:32 +0200 (CEST)
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To: Leon Swanepoel - MWEB <LSwanepoel@mweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <172F0CFD3F7E1249899FF6D9D8F3314B1EE01C@mwmx4.mweb.com>
Message-ID: <20081022153129.V2152@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References: <172F0CFD3F7E1249899FF6D9D8F3314B1EE01C@mwmx4.mweb.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Errors found in Freebsd
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:32:38 -0000

> Good day,
>
> Firstly I like to say that I believe the developers are doing a standup
> job and that Freebsd is but the best of the best. I have however one
> little problem. There is an issue with Broadcom nic (bge) on the dell
> 2650 machines that are constantly running Ierrs. The bce,em,xl or any
> other card connected to a server patched to the same switch has no
> errors only that card. I have logged a fault on your site for this
> already but I have received no response and it has been quite some time.
> Is there anyone I can contact in this regard?

AUTHORS
      The bge driver was written by Bill Paul <wpaul@windriver.com>.


on my machine bge runs fine, but i heard that some broadcom chip revisions 
are buggy. maybe it's yours, or maybe driver bug.