Package: firmware-bnx2
Version: 0.14+lenny2
Severity: important
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.5
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (SMP
w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8,
LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
firmware-bnx2 depends on no
packages.
firmware-bnx2 recommends no
packages.
Versions of packages firmware-bnx2
suggests:
ii initramfs-tools
0.92o tools for generating an initramfs
ii linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd
2.6.26-24lenny1 Linux 2.6.26 image on AMD64
-- no debconf information
Broadcom Nextreme II adapter
firmware versions prior 1.9.26 has a known bug with using idrac with shared
ethernet card.
if I enable vlan option in idrac
menu and if i using ethernet interface with shared mode (Shared mode means both
idrac controller and
operating system using same
physical ethernet port same time with different MAC and IP address) when
debian ifup ethernet interface
idrac controller loss connectivity
and when debian ifdown ethernet interface idrac connectivity turns back.
This is and known bug and patched
by Broadcom firmware 1.9.26.Current latest firmware version is 2.0.2 and debian
firmware-bnx2 very
out-of-date.
I tried manually compile and
install latest Broadcom driver source and problem resolved.For information
refer following
dell support request article :
http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2010-April/042060.html