Re: 82579LM LAN doesn't work after update of BIOS

[jmitchel%bigjar.com@localhost]

> Hi,
>
> installed A07 (previous version is A05)
>
> http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R314384&formatcnt=0&libid=0&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=475398
>
> now my LAN card doesn't work.
>
> $ dmesg | grep wm0
> wm0 at pci0 dev 25 function 0: PCH2 LAN (82579LM) Controller, rev. 4
> wm0: interrupting at ioapic0 pin 20
> wm0: PCI-Express bus
> wm0: No EEPROM
> wm0: unable to read Ethernet address
> wm0: unable to read Ethernet address
>
> Some ideas? :-)
>
Someone who knows about the wm driver will be able to offer better advice,
but for now ...

What version of NetBSD are you running? If you're not running current, you
should try booting a kernel from current to see if the driver has been
revised to fix your problem. Please report the result and we can go from
there.