Subject: Re: bge driver with broadcom 5752
To: Mickael Torres <torres.mickael@gmail.com>
From: Mike M. Volokhov <mishka@intostroy.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 05/18/2006 15:50:10
On Thu, 18 May 2006 12:28:08 +0200 Mickael Torres wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I work in a French computer school, where nearly all the computers
> room are running netbsd (approx. 2000 box). We are about to upgrade
> our systems with hp dc7600, which use a broadcom 5752 integrated gb
> ethernet adapter. Actually the bge driver does not work with these. We
> can offer a dc7600 to the person who can write or port a fully
> functionnal driver for the broadcom adapter.
> 
> If you are interested or have any informations you can contact us at
> flop at epitech.net and/or mike at epitech.net.
> 
> Our time is limited, but any information will be apreciated.

Looking to code I'd say that NetBSD-current supports this chip since
the end of 2005, so you can get it running relatively quick. Although
backporting to NetBSD 3.x might be another story...

BTW, what version you use? How updating all boxes to latest 3.0 will be
hard for you?

--
Mishka.