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Subject: Re: IBM Blade HS20, BCM5704S
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----- Original Message ----- 

> "Helmut Schneider" <jumper99@gmx.de> writes:
>
>> on every new release I try to install FBSD on a IBM Blade HS20 with
>> above Broadcom GB card - and always fail. :)
>>
>> I just would like to know if it *should* be possible to have a working
>> installation.
>
> I have no problem. Try to upgrade HS20 BIOS and other firmware.
> We have many problems with these blades, and they are not solved yet
> by IBM.
>
> <GNUGK03>[~]$ ifconfig bge0
> bge0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> options=1a<TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING>
> inet6 fe80::211:25ff:fe29:edca%bge0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
> inet 10.4.12.23 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.4.12.255
> ether 00:11:25:29:ed:ca
> media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseSX <full-duplex>)
> status: active

Well, you do use fibre channel, but as mentioned I have to use 
100/1000baseTX.

Helmut