Re: kern/44776: dual fiber i82546GB (wm) worked in NetBSD-4, not in -5, nor in -current

[Masanobu SAITOH <msaitoh%execsw.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/44776; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Masanobu SAITOH <msaitoh%execsw.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: kiers%original.xs4all.nl@localhost, kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
msaitoh%execsw.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/44776: dual fiber i82546GB (wm) worked in NetBSD-4, not
 in -5, nor in -current
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:54 +0900

 (2011/03/28 3:55), kiers%original.xs4all.nl@localhost wrote:
 >> Number:         44776
 >> Category:       kern
 >> Synopsis:       dual fiber i82546GB (wm) worked in NetBSD-4, not in -5, nor 
 >> in -current
 >> Confidential:   no
 >> Severity:       serious
 >> Priority:       medium
 >> Responsible:    kern-bug-people
 >> State:          open
 >> Class:          sw-bug
 >> Submitter-Id:   net
 >> Arrival-Date:   Sun Mar 27 18:55:00 +0000 2011
 >> Originator:     Bert Kiers
 >> Release:        5.1 GENERIC i386
 >> Organization:
 > XS4ALL
 >> Environment:
 > NetBSD mammalou.boppelans.net 5.1 NetBSD 5.1 (GENERIC) #0: Sun Nov  7 
 > 14:39:56 UTC 2010  
 > builds%b6.netbsd.org@localhost:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-1-RELEASE/i386/201011061943Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5-1-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
 >  i386
 >> Description:
 > dual fiber i82546GB (wm(4), Intel PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter) worked in 
 > NetBSD-4.0.2, but not in NetBSD-5.0.2, nor in -current
 > 
 > Hardware is a Soekris 5501, switch is HP 1800-24G
 > 
 > Card is probed in NetBSD-4 as:
 > wm1 at pci0 dev 14 function 1: Intel i82546GB 1000BASE-X Ethernet, rev. 3
 > wm1: interrupting at irq 15
 > wm1: Ethernet address 00:04:23:ae:2a:d5
 > wm1: 1000baseSX, 1000baseSX-FDX, auto
 > 
 > and in NetBSD-5.1 as:
 > wm1 at pci0 dev 14 function 1: Intel i82546GB 1000BASE-X Ethernet, rev. 3
 > wm1: interrupting at irq 15
 > wm1: 32-bit 33MHz PCI bus
 > wm1: 256 word (8 address bits) MicroWire EEPROM
 > wm1: Ethernet address 00:04:23:ae:2a:d5
 > wm1: 1000baseSX, 1000baseSX-FDX, auto
 > 
 > as soon as ifconfig or dhclient touches it, the link on the switch goes down 
 > and then (ofcourse) no traffic. After a reboot, there is link again.
 > 
 > now link, then
 > mammalou# ifconfig wm1
 > wm1: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
 >          
 > capabilities=2bf80<TSO4,IP4CSUM_Rx,IP4CSUM_Tx,TCP4CSUM_Rx,TCP4CSUM_Tx,UDP4CSUM_Rx,UDP4CSUM_Tx,TCP6CSUM_Tx,UDP6CSUM_Tx>
 >          enabled=0
 >          address: 00:04:23:ae:2a:d5
 >          media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseSX full-duplex)
 >          status: active
 > still link
 > mammalou# ifconfig wm1 up
 > (or # dhclient wm1)
 > now, no more link
 > mammalou# ifconfig wm1
 > wm1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
 >          
 > capabilities=2bf80<TSO4,IP4CSUM_Rx,IP4CSUM_Tx,TCP4CSUM_Rx,TCP4CSUM_Tx,UDP4CSUM_Rx,UDP4CSUM_Tx,TCP6CSUM_Tx,UDP6CSUM_Tx>
 >          enabled=0
 >          address: 00:04:23:ae:2a:d5
 >          media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
 >          status: no carrier
 >          inet6 fe80::204:23ff:feae:2ad5%wm1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
 > 
 > mammalou# ifconfig wm1 media 1000base-SX
 > mammalou# ifconfig wm1
 > wm1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
 >          
 > capabilities=2bf80<TSO4,IP4CSUM_Rx,IP4CSUM_Tx,TCP4CSUM_Rx,TCP4CSUM_Tx,UDP4CSUM_Rx,UDP4CSUM_Tx,TCP6CSUM_Tx,UDP6CSUM_Tx>
 >          enabled=0
 >          address: 00:04:23:ae:2a:d5
 >          media: Ethernet 1000baseSX (1000baseSX full-duplex)
 >          status: active
 >          inet6 fe80::204:23ff:feae:2ad5%wm1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
 > 
 > at this moment, NetBSD sees link, but switch does not
 > 
 > mediaopt fdx does not change things
 > 
 >> How-To-Repeat:
 > # ifconfig wm1 up
 > ethernet link link goes down
 > 
 >> Fix:
 
  Could you try the latest -current?
 A few days ago, my 83546GB card worked.
 
 
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