On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 07:20:41PM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > Pyun YongHyeon wrote: > >On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 03:28:37PM +0200, Conrad Burger wrote: > > > On 31/10/06, Conrad Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >On 31/10/06, Scott Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > > > I might try to take a look at this. I wonder if the Linux driver > already has support. >
Quick checking bnx2 Linux driver shows that the bnx2 driver supports SERDES transceiver. > Scott > -- Regards, Pyun YongHyeon _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"