Re: port-i386/59584: bge0 fails load properly at boot

["Michael van Elst via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/59584; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-i386/59584: bge0 fails load properly at boot
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:25:21 -0000 (UTC)

 cp%rural-networks.com@localhost writes:
 
 ># pcictl pci0 dump -b 4 -d 0 -f 0
 >PCI configuration registers:
 >  Common header:
 >    0x00: 0x169d14e4 0x00100006 0x02000021 0x00000010
 
 >    Vendor Name: Broadcom (0x14e4)
 >    Device Name: BCM5789 NetLink 1000baseT Ethernet (0x169d)
 [...]
 
 >  Type 0 ("normal" device) header:
 >    0x10: 0x00000004 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000
 >    0x20: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000007 0x00941025
 >    0x30: 0x00000000 0x00000048 0x00000000 0x0000010a
 
 >    Base address register at 0x10
 >      type: 64-bit nonprefetchable memory
 >      base: 0x0000000000000000
 
 
 BIOS/ACPI didn't configure a base address.
 
 Maybe there is a BIOS setting changing this, like Option Prom enable
 or disable devices above 4GB.
 
 It's also possible that you need 64bit addressing and a PAE kernel
 to access the interface.