From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757335AbXF3Ma1 (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:30:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755256AbXF3MaT (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:30:19 -0400 Received: from vz5201.evanzo-server.de ([62.67.245.201]:34892 "EHLO vz5201.evanzo-server.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755028AbXF3MaS (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:30:18 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 1334 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:30:18 EDT Message-ID: <46864736.3090108@boneko.de> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:06:14 +0200 From: Tim Boneko User-Agent: IceDove 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070329) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Old bug in tg3 driver unfixed? X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.2.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello! I am not subscribed to this list so please CC answers to my mail address. THX! I recently replaced the mainboard of one of my servers with a Tyan Tomcat K8E. The onboard gigabit NIC is a Broadcom BCM5721. After compiling and loading the tg3 driver in Kernel 2.6.21.5, the interface could not be configured: "Device not found". While searching the net i found a few other people with the same problem but no solution. By coincidence i found that a simpe "ifconfig eth1" worked OK and afterwards the device could be configured and used as desired. After searching this list, i found this posting http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.0/0224.html by someone with obviously the same problem. Has some patch of the driver been reversed or is the hardware buggy? BTW the chip is connected via PCI Express. timbo