Driver Problem: Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet

Alexander Tarasov mr.tapac at gmail.com
Tue Apr 21 09:41:26 UTC 2009


Hello again.
Can anybody help? Or no one?

2009/4/9 Alexander Tarasov <mr.tapac at gmail.com>

> With GENERIC I have same problem.
> My network card is Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet.. (14e4:1684
> subsystem 1025:014b).
> I think, it's BCM5764.
>
> 2009/4/9, Chris Rees <utisoft at googlemail.com>:
> > 2009/4/9 Alexander Tarasov <mr.tapac at gmail.com>:
> >> Hi, All!
> >>
> >> After installing FreeBSD 7.1 I've got problem with my network card.
> >>
> >> [root ~]# uname -a
> >> FreeBSD  7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #1: Thu Apr  9 13:34:46 NOVST
> >> 2009 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LAPTOP  i386
> >> [root ~]# pciconf -lv
> >> ... cut ...
> >> none3 at pci0:6:0:0:        class=0x020000 card=0x014b1025
> >> chip=0x168414e4 rev=0x10 hdr=0x00
> >>    vendor     = 'Broadcom Corporation'
> >>    class      = newtwork
> >>    subclass   = ethernet
> >> [root ~]# dmesg | grep "bge"
> >> [root ~]# ifconfig -a
> >> lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384
> >>         inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
> >>
> >> I've compiled my kernel with "device miibus" and "device bge" (my
> >> kernel config is GENERIC without FireWare & RAIDs).
> >>
> >> What does it mean? Is somethere driver for this card?
> >>
> >> Sorry for my terrible English =)
> >>
> >> Alexander V Tarasov
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> >
> > Are you sure you didn't comment out any miibus lines or anything like
> > that? Try with the GENERIC kernel, and kldload bge to see what
> > happens.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
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