On Mon, 2011-10-10 at 17:46 -0700, David Christensen wrote:
> > > I attempted to disable IPMI via the Dell BIOS tool (DRAC) and I
> > couldn't
> > > see any driver detection of this status. So, when I add this:
> > >
> > > > if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP) == 0 &&
> > > > (sc->bce_flags & BCE_MFW_PRESENT_FLAG) == 0){
> > > > printf("%s: BCE detected MFW not present\n",
> > __func__);
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't see any change in behavior with IPMI enabled or disabled via
> > the
> > > Dell "DRAC" ROM Menu.
> > >
> >
> > I thought you may have seen "MFW(NOT RUNNING)" if management
> > firmware is present and you disabled IPMI in device attach time.
> > You may have to enable bootverbose to see it.
> > If management firmware is present and running you may have seen
> > actual management firmware version string.
>
> The Broadcom MFW is configured to load/not load through an NVRAM
> option that is likely not affected by the iDRAC BIOS settings.
> To disable MFW you'd need to run the user diagnostic utility
> (UXDIAG.EXE) with the following command line:
>
> C:\>uxdiag -mfw 0
>
> To turn it back on run the following:
>
> C:\>uxdiag -mfw 1
>
> You can find a bootable CD with the user diagnostic here:
> http://www.broadcom.com/support/license.php?file=NXII/Xdiag-5.2.2.iso
>
> Dave
>
Ah, ok.
Pyun:
Should I do this on a host and validate your changes?
Sean
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