Re: Adding PHY driver to 5.1 release

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:43:16PM -0400, Michael T. Davis wrote:
>       I just installed 5.1 release (i386) on a system, but I'm having trouble
> talking to my Intel NICs.  This is what dmesg has to say about one of them:
> 
> wm0 at pci1 dev 4 function 0: Intel i82541PI 1000BASE-T Ethernet, rev. 5
> wm0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 16
> wm0: 32-bit 33MHz PCI bus
> wm0: 64 word (6 address bits) MicroWire EEPROM
> wm0: Ethernet address 00:0e:0c:82:96:0a
> igphy0 at wm0 phy 1: Intel IGP01E1000 Gigabit PHY, rev. 0
> igphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT,
>  1000baseT-FDX, auto
> 
> I have the interface configured with an IP address (via /etc/ifconfig.wm0), 
> but
> attaching a live cable doesn't do anything.  (`ifconfig wm0' reports "status:
> no carrier."  FWIW, it also reports "enabled=0.")  I note that the kernel is
> configured with igphy device support (per the sources), but there's no man
> page, whereas there is an igphy man page at www.netbsd.org.  Is the 5.1
> release missing something which is preventing me from using this NIC?  If so,
> what's the most straightforward mechanism for acquiring it?  Or do I just need
> to tweak a setting somewhere?

Could you try upgrading the kernel to the netbsd-5 branch
(http://nyftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-5/) ?
There has been changes to the wm driver and associated phy drivers
since 5.1 was released

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
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