> The past few days I've been trying to install Debian (any release) on an IBM > x3850 M2 server, and I encounter more or less the same issues you describe > in bug #526525 > With amd64 releases kernels boot (various Debian flavors) but the onboard > Broadcom Nic (BCM5709) is not detected at all and sometimes I also get a > busybox (not everytime though). > Since you experienced the same issue with the Dell T610 machine (same RAID > controller, same NIC) I was wondering if you managed to install Debian on > your server. > > For your information > I built bnx2 module from Broadcom's source (when this was possible, since on > 2.6.30 it doesn't compile) > installed firmware-bnx2 (since it's not included) > I used etch, Lenny, Sidux and kmuto releases (all debian based) > pci.ids is updated (there are records of bcm5709) > lspci, hwinfo, lshal, etc don't mention that the device exists (not even > unknown) > The only record of the NIC's existence is from hwinfo (this part is the BIOS > ROM actually so it doesn't count I think) > > type 0x08 [0x00c5]: 08 09 c5 00 00 00 01 0b 1f > str1: "10/100/1000 Ethernet (port A)" > type 0x08 [0x00c6]: 08 09 c6 00 00 00 01 0b 1f > str1: "10/100/1000 Ethernet (port B)" > > PS I can only use amd64 since all x86 ones caused kernel to panic > I would be grateful for any information you could share on the issue > > Kostas Paraskevopoulos
Hello ΚΠ As I stated, yes, I was able to install with 32 bit kernel from the start and it worked well. Anyhow, as I also stated later, a BIOS upgrade fixed the 64 bit issue and I was able to install the 64-bit kernel. Please contact me with any further specific issues and ask questions in ways that imply you actually did read what I wrote. And please contact me on such matters in a public forum rather than in private email so others who may have similar issues and hardware can join together with you to solve them. Best Regards. Tony -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
