threads/138694: FreeBSD 6.3 release does not recognize Broadcom BCM5722 card on IBM X3550 M2

[John Baldwin]

The following reply was made to PR threads/138694; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: John Baldwin <jhb at freebsd.org>
To: freebsd-threads at freebsd.org
Cc: toidin <toidin at gmail.com>,
 freebsd-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: threads/138694: FreeBSD 6.3 release does not recognize Broadcom BCM5722 card on IBM X3550 M2
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:48:17 -0400

 On Thursday 10 September 2009 2:23:24 am toidin wrote:
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 > >Number:         138694
 > >Category:       threads
 > >Synopsis:       FreeBSD 6.3 release does not recognize Broadcom BCM5722=
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 card on IBM X3550 M2
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       serious
 > >Priority:       high
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-threads
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:       =20
 > >Keywords:      =20
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          doc-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Thu Sep 10 06:30:05 UTC 2009
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     toidin
 > >Release:        FreeBSD 6.3 & 6.3 Releases
 > >Organization:
 > IQplus Prima
 > >Environment:
 > System FreeBSD can not load the device, so the OS can't start so displ to=
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 login. edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386
 > >Description:
 > I just loaded FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE and 6.4-RELEASE on an IBM X 3550 M2=20
 server, it did not recognize the onboard network adapter. I opened the case=
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 of the computer and read the top of the network card chip, it has the=20
 following numbers:
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 > Broadcom BCM5709C
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 > This server does have Two PCI-Express (x16) Gen 2 slots=97one half-length=
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 full-height and one low-profile; each slot convertible to PCI-X with riser=
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 option.
 
 5709C !=3D 5722 (which is supported in 6.4).  I believe someone recently po=
 sted=20
 some patches to hackers@ recently to add support for the 5709C for 7 and 8.
 
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 John Baldwin