Re: em (Intel 1000GT) on 3.6

[Brad <brad_(_at_)_comstyle_(_dot_)_com>]

On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 02:56:43PM -0800, Adam Morley wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 02:10:37PM -0600, J.D. Bronson wrote:
> > yes. fresh install of -current snapshot dated 02/16.
> > Nothing else done. Even during boot on the cd.iso it noticed
> > the card.
> > 
> > I am now going to cvsup the snapshot and build world.
> > But at least I have some version of the OS that works with
> > this card!!!
> > 
> > :-)
> 
> 3.6 has a few issues with em.  Notably, it detects 82546GB as 82546EB,
> and 3.6 doesn't seem to work with the pro/1000MT quad port.  These are
> the only two "issues" I know of, because they are the only cards I use.

I only added the PCI id for 82546GB cards about 6 weeks ago so I don't know
how it would even attach on such a card with 3.6 unless its not really a
82546GB card. These are PCI-Express cards.

> The 82546GB issue is fixed in -current.  I'm not sure about the quad
> port problem, but it either works now or will work soon, as I mailed the
> one quad port card I had to Theo a month or so ago so they could fiddle
> with it.

Regarding the quad port cards, this is not an issue with the em driver most
likely but really an issue with the PCI layer. I'm pretty sure we're just not
doing something right with the on-board IBM PCI-X to PCI-X bridge.

// Brad