Subject: Re: dma read modebits on Broadcom NICs
To: Joseph A. Dacuma <jadacuma@ched.gov.ph>
From: Michael van Elst <mlelstv@serpens.de>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 12/07/2006 07:05:57 
On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 11:57:53AM +0800, Joseph A. Dacuma wrote:

> >> > >>bge0: pcistate failed to revert

> We have three (3) machines here all with gigabit Broadcom cards. They all
> display the same message "dma read modebits". All of which are HP Proliant
> servers with embedded (bge) NICs.

"dma read modebits" is a harmless debug message that slipped into
NetBSD3.1.

"pcistate failed to restart" points to a problem, either in the
hardware or in the code.


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