Hi Kelm, I would gladly try your build. Where I can get it? Michele
2014-12-29 18:23 GMT+01:00 Peter Kelm <[email protected]>: > Michele, > > I am using SmartOS with two BCM 5720 ethernet NICs. The stock bge driver > didn't work for me but replacing that by the Broadcom "Solaris" driver > works fine. Let me know if you would like to test my platform build with > your NIC. Alternatively I could provide a patch so that you can perform a > custom build yourself. > > With all the above said: I haven't checked whether the Broadcom driver > source supports your "desktop" NIC (my BCM5720 is a "server" NIC). > > Best regards, > > Peter > > Am 29.12.2014 um 13:13 schrieb "Michele Codutti via smartos-discuss" < > [email protected]>: > > Hi Ian, I could give up but I don't want to. ;) > There is a specific reason why I'm expecting that this card should work: > > https://github.com/joyent/illumos-joyent/commit/6ab6198a2608e8eaad25952200629bdcea12eb51 > It seems that Robert Mustacchi produced a patch specifically to enable > (among others) this chip. > His work isn't included (yet) in illumos-gate: > https://www.illumos.org/issues/3446 > My mail is an implicit (and now is explicit) help request to Robert. ;) > > Michele > > > 2014-12-28 20:05 GMT+01:00 Ian Collins <[email protected]>: > >> Michele Codutti via smartos-discuss wrote: >> >>> Hi all, I’m trying to enable a Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet model 57765 >>> without success. >>> >> >> <snip> >> >> There is something I’m doing incorrectly? >>> >> >> I guess the brutal answer is trying to use a Broadcom NIC. >> >> To save yourself a lot of pain, get rid of it and use an Intel part. >> >> -- >> Ian. >> > > *smartos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25252853-72390e47> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com/> > > > *Kelm**Moyles* - Tailored Engineering Marketing > Karl-Bröger-Str. 46 > 91074 Herzogenaurach > Germany > T +49 (9132) 9060595 > F +49 (9132) 9060596 > mailto:[email protected] > > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
