Package: debian-installer Severity: normal Hello,
I was trying to install using netinstall or businesscard or netinst+firmware images of wheezy/testing on IBM xSeries x366 server and ended with serious DMA error when using tg3 driver with Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet controler. This prevents using network in d-i. I loaded firmware from pendrive or from unofficial netinstall+firmware iso images. Basically it is problem with 3.2.x kernel, and is a regression against for example 2.6.26. I belive problem is fixed in 3.4.x kernels. I belive this is exactly the same problem like in Ubuntu 12.04, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1005699 (actually running Ubuntu 12.04 livecd presents same error). It looks like this tg3 0000:03:06.0: eth0: DMA Status error. Resetting chip. tg3 0000:03:06.0: eth0: 0x00000000: 0x164814e4, 0x22b00146, 0x02000010, 0x00804010 <many lines removed - see attached dmesg> tg3 0000:03:06.0: eth0: 0x00007010: 0x44ea66f0, 0x00014a00, 0x009f0020, 0xa184a053 tg3 0000:03:06.0: eth0: 0: Host status block [00000007:00000001:(0000:0000:0000):(0000:0000)] tg3 0000:03:06.0: eth0: 0: NAPI info [00000000:00000001:(0000:0000:01ff):0000:(00c8:0000:0000:0000)] tg3 0000:03:06.0: tg3_stop_block timed out, ofs=4800 enable_bit=2 Patches was sent also there https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2012-June/020610.html https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2012-June/020609.html Without this fixes, d-i is not able to use network, and fails to obtain IP using DHCP, or use network. I'm using debian testing installer for amd64. Machine configuration baryluk@duzyczarny-lan1:~$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] 00:03.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) 00:03.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) 00:03.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04) 00:0f.0 Host bridge: Broadcom CSB6 South Bridge (rev a0) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: Broadcom CSB6 RAID/IDE Controller (rev a0) 00:0f.3 ISA bridge: Broadcom GCLE-2 Host Bridge 01:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) 01:01.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) 01:01.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) 01:02.0 RAID bus controller: Adaptec AAC-RAID (rev 02) 02:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) 04:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) 06:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) 08:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) 0a:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) 0c:00.0 Host bridge: IBM Calgary PCI-X Host Bridge (rev 02) baryluk@duzyczarny-lan1:~$ lspci -n 00:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) 00:01.0 0300: 1002:5159 00:03.0 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43) 00:03.1 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43) 00:03.2 0c03: 1033:00e0 (rev 04) 00:0f.0 0600: 1166:0203 (rev a0) 00:0f.1 0101: 1166:0213 (rev a0) 00:0f.3 0601: 1166:0227 01:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) 01:01.0 0200: 14e4:1648 (rev 10) 01:01.1 0200: 14e4:1648 (rev 10) 01:02.0 0104: 9005:0285 (rev 02) 02:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) 04:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) 06:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) 08:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) 0a:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) 0c:00.0 0600: 1014:02a1 (rev 02) If needed please reasign problem to kernel team. It is quite important, I have Broadcom lan adapters in multiple computers including two servers, two workstations and two laptops. It is quite common device for Gigabit Ethernet access Regards, Witek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120622184216.25369.16604.report...@sredniczarny.smp.if.uj.edu.pl
