bge(4) problem

Geoffrey Giesemann geoffwa at idkfa.ath.cx
Mon Feb 20 07:18:50 PST 2006


On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 12:31:42AM +1100, Peter Ross wrote:
> >P> But I have a problem with two dual port Broadcom cards plugged in into
> >P> this box:
> >P> <Broadcom BCM5704C Dual Gigabit Ethernet, ASIC rev. 0x2100>
> >
> >Not related to problem, but how did you managed to install two PCI
> >cards into 1U server?
> 
> There is a adapter so they are sitting parallel to the mainboard.
> 

Have you tried the cards sans adapter (with the case open)?

I had a problem with two fxp cards in a 2U case many years ago.
Transfers from a card sitting in the middle slot (it was a 3 slot
adapter) would stall after first few kilobytes.

Different symptoms but might be worth a try.


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