Re: bge0 timeout problems

[Nathan Binkert <binkertn@umich.edu>]

Have you tried -current?  There are some fixes that could fix your
problems.  If -current works, I can look into generating a patch for
-stable.

  Nathan

> I'm running 3.1-stable on a Dell PowerEdge 2650 server.  This server
> ships with two Broadcom BCM5701 integrated NICs.  The OpenBSD bge driver
> apparently doesn't work on this hardware.
>
> The hardware is recognized upon boot, but when network traffic starts
> to flow, the console lights up with "bge0 watchdog timeout" errors, and
> the NIC is then hosed.
>
> Is this a known problem?  Any available fixes?  I'd really like to be
> able to use these NICs if possible.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Jason R. Mastaler
> LANL Advanced Computing Laboratory