From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 24 15:32:31 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F64716A41B for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:32:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from supportsobaka@mail.ru) Received: from mx6.mail.ru (mx6.mail.ru [194.67.23.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D0DD13C459 for ; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:32:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from supportsobaka@mail.ru) Received: from [212.176.204.213] (port=45289 helo=A) by mx6.mail.ru with asmtp id 1IvwzX-000Mj3-00; Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:32:24 +0300 Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:32:23 +0300 From: supportsobaka@mail.ru X-Mailer: The Bat! (v3.85.03) Professional Organization: supportsobaka@mail.ru X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1505369155.20071124183223@mail.ru> To: Eric F Crist In-Reply-To: References: <1452057316.20071124171853@mail.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: Broadcom NetXtreme II BMC5708 no carrier X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: supportsobaka@mail.ru List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:32:31 -0000 Hello EFC> IIRC, there is some problems with the driver in FreeBSD for these EFC> network cards. My guess is you've got a newer Dell server? Your only EFC> real option is to install a different network card. This is Intel blade SBXD132, same as IBM HS21 Both integrated NICs - Broadcom NetXtreme II BMC5708 It is impossible to add another cards there :( In Hardware notes (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/hardware-i386.html) we found support of Broadcom NetXtreme II family, so bought this product. But just now I found additional information that there is BCM5708S B2 NICs in our blades. I think, it is last revision. Here is comments http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/sys/dev/bce/if_bce.c?rev=1.2.2.20;content-type=text%2Fplain;only_with_tag=RELENG_6 * The following controllers are not supported by this driver: * BCM5706C A0, A1 * BCM5706S A0, A1, A2, A3 * BCM5708C A0, B0 * BCM5708S A0, B0, B1, B2 We can't install another OS than freeebsd. Do you know any people who can write patch, or driver for a fee? Or is any way to use linux's drivers for this NIC in compatibility mode? -- Oleg