On Wednesday 24 October 2007 15:19:49 Jung-uk Kim wrote: > > > > because hw.bge.allow_asf defaults to 0 in releng_6 and to 1 in > > > > 7 > > > > > > > > somebody knows why this changed? Would be kind of handy if this > > > > where in the man page since almost all tyans and other server > > > > boards have this bge nics > > > > > > When I MFC'd bge(4) on RELENG_6, I decided to turn it off by > > > default. See the diff between RELENG_6 and MFC point: > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c.di > > >ff?r2=1.91.2.21;r1=1.186 > > > > > > Since RELENG_7 is branched, I think we should do the same on the > > > branch as well. > > > > So, what exactly does hw.bge.allow_asf do? I've been running > > -current on several different tyan boards with on-board bge > > devices for the last few years without a hanging problem. > > I just checked and found hw.bge.allow_asf=1. > > Basically it makes it work better with some IPMI modules (e.g., server > management daughter cards). While it works on some platforms, it > breaks some, i.e., it is very sensitive to firmware and BIOS. not the very best clarification ... so this ASF does mean what at the end? is it ASF as know as for a part of the Eprom region? and if enabled it allows the card to load it or beeing controlled by it ? -- Joćo A mensagem foi scaneada pelo sistema de e-mail e pode ser considerada segura. Service fornecido pelo Datacenter Matik https://datacenter.matik.com.brReceived on Wed Oct 24 2007 - 19:10:45 UTC
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