Subject: Re: bge(4) problem
To: None <current-users@NetBSD.org>
From: Christoph Kaegi <kgc@zhwin.ch>
List: current-users
Date: 01/16/2004 11:56:24
On 16.01-09:59, Christoph Kaegi wrote:
> On 16.01-09:55, Nicolas Joly wrote:
> > > 
> > > The card is recognized, but dmesg doesn't say anything about PHY's:
> > > 
> > > -------------------------------------- 8< --------------------------------------
> > > bge0 at pci3 dev 1 function 0: Broadcom BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet
> > > bge0: interrupting at irq 11
> > > bge0: ASIC BCM5701 B5 (0x0105), Ethernet address 00:08:02:28:12:73
> > > -------------------------------------- 8< --------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Are PHY's needed for the card to function.
> > 
> > Yes.
> > 
> > Check that you enabled brgphy(4) in your kernel config file.
> > 
> > brgphy* at mii? phy ?
> 
> That's enabled.
> 

I just took a look at the card and discovered, that the phy
(or what I *think* is the phy: the piece of hardware, to which
the fibers are connected) has Infineon written on it.

Do we support Infineon PHY's?

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Christoph Kaegi                                           kgc@zhwin.ch
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