Re: [SLE] tg3 Drivers for Broadcom Network Cards on Dell 2650 and 6650 Servers.

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Ben Higginbottom wrote:

On 5/31/05, Jon Nelson wrote:

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Google is your friend here.

As allways :-)

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The short version is that, while the cards themselves are actually pretty good, the company that owns the rights to the technology (Broadcom, formerly Altima), isn't considered exactly 'Linux friendly'. They sort-of made their driver, the bcm7500 or whatever, available but it's generally considered terrible. An Open Source effort, the tg3 ('Tigon III'), is available. It works OK but not great, with LOTS of caveats.

Certainly, but I need the cards to just work and stop locking up in the early hours of the morning, if the 5700 does that, then thats the one that goes in.

I think you misunderstood me - use the tg3 driver, no doubt. If it locks up with that driver, contact the authors, they may be able to help you. I wouldn't use the bcm driver, no way. -- Carpe diem - Seize the day. Carp in denim - There's a fish in my pants! Jon Nelson