Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:15:18 +0900 From: Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> To: Conrad Burger <conrad.burger@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, davidch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell 1955 Blade - Broadcom NIC not detected (BCM5708S) Message-ID: <20061101021518.GA58361@cdnetworks.co.kr> In-Reply-To: <d0c4d1610610310528o1d89ca92v3af419372fc9be3@mail.gmail.com> References: <d0c4d1610610300617t6a84a1f5q74d8f3159274c759@mail.gmail.com> <20061031003936.GB55910@cdnetworks.co.kr> <4546BDB4.8080801@samsco.org> <20061031031345.GD55910@cdnetworks.co.kr> <4546BFE5.5090206@samsco.org> <d0c4d1610610310226y56415b0dm841de388ce707db8@mail.gmail.com> <d0c4d1610610310528o1d89ca92v3af419372fc9be3@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:28:37PM +0200, Conrad Burger wrote:
> On 31/10/06, Conrad Burger <conrad.burger@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On 31/10/06, Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> 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.
--
Regards,
Pyun YongHyeon
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