Hi Robin, Your analysis is spot on, given that this BCM57780 NIC has general issues with Linux. Compiling the tg3 driver from source seems like a possible solution, feel free to give it a try.
In AstLinux we compile the latest NIC drivers for the Intel e1000, e1000e, and Realtek r8168 (packages by the same name), you can use those as a template. Taking a step back, are these HPt5740e Thin Client's inexpensive ? How does it compare to this ? JetWay HBJC373F38W-525-B Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856107120 Lonnie On May 8, 2013, at 1:14 PM, Robin wrote: > re: ASTlinux-1.1.0-asterisk-11.2.1 Does Not Find Broadcom Gigabit NIC on > HPt5740e Thin Client, continued. > > > Lonnie, > > Thank you for your kind suggestions, but I'm afraid there is no joy. I even > think I already tried a sequence of commands like that, to remove the tg3 > (and its dependency, libphy) and then reinstall them, before I posted here. > And I really have no idea how you deal with drivers in Linux > > In this case here is what you get when you reinstall the tg3: > > # modprobe -r tg3 > # modprobe tg3 > tg3.c:v3.110 (April 9, 2010) > tg3 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > tg3 mdio bus: probed > tg3 0000:04:00.0: No PHY devices > tg3 0000:04:00.0: Problem fetching invariants of chip, aborting > tg3 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A disabled > # > > What do the last 3 lines of the above mean? > > Broadcom has a Linux driver ("tg3") for the BCM57780 posted on its website; > could be a later version, maybe worth a try? May even come with > instructions. Probably should be a last resort. Would I have to recompile > AST? > > http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netlink_k57.php > > Thank you all for your help. > > Robin Marks, Templeton, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
