Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and Dell

[Eric]

Thanks a lot it's the solution. ;=)

Here is procedure :

Make a bootable crdom with this image : 
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/driver-sla.php?driver=NX2-diag
Boot with this cdrom
At boot prompt : click enter to continue
Then : select 1 Install to hardisk using Freedos Setup (d'ont worry it do 
nothing until you make good choice to second next step)
Then : Press enter to select English
Then : VERY IMPORTANT : Run freedos from cdrom
Then disable the managment firmware on both cards :
>cd nx2
>uxdiag -c 1 -mfw 0
>uxdiag -c 2 -mfw 0

If you have Idrac, at first reboot you lost it but then reboot and do a 
cancel servicices and at next reboot it will be back there.

Then Enjoy. ;=)

Eric.

N.B :
  - If you want in future enable back managment firmware do same thing but 
at the end with : >uxdiag -c 1 -mfw 1
  - I try to disable managment in only one card but it doesn't work. Need to 
disable it in 2 cards.
  - Thanks to DELL that made new server ( R710)  wich take near than 6 
minutes to boot !!!! It take me near 4 hours to do those manipulation !!!!






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric" <ericd at free.fr>
To: "David Christensen" <davidch at broadcom.com>; 
<freebsd-drivers at freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and 
Dell


> Thanks David.
> If it may help other : a bootable iso image of cdrom with tools is 
> available here : 
> http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/driver-sla.php?driver=NX2-diag
>
> Having someone going to datacenter tomorrow and then let you know result. 
> ;=)
>
> Have a nice day.
>
> Eric.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Christensen" <davidch at broadcom.com>
> To: "Eric" <ericd at free.fr>; <freebsd-drivers at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 3:47 AM
> Subject: RE: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet Dell 610 and 
> Dell
>
>
>> Does any one find solution to this problem as we have same,
>> try a proposed patch but still have problem and don't find
>> anywhere the solution?
>
> I've worked with a few people off list and it seems there is an
> issue with the way the management firmware loaded on the 5709C
> enables packet reception before the FreeBSD driver has an
> opportunity to load.  I haven't been able to find a driver only
> workaround that works with the "production" firmware on the Dell
> systems.  (I don't have any reason to believe this issue is
> limited to just the Dell systems but I simply haven't been able
> to test I on other systems yet.)  The only reliable workaround
> at present is to disable the management firmware on the 5709C.
> You should have a DOS based "uxdiag.exe" utility on the driver
> disks you recevied from Dell.  If you run the commands
>
> "C:\>uxdiag.exe -c 1 -mfw 0"
> "C:\>uxdiag.exe -c 1 -mfw 0"
>
> You will disable the management firmware on both devices.
> I have tested an unreleased version of firmware which does seem
> reliably resolve the problem but we could be a month on more
> away from releasing it.
>
> Dave
>
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