Is it possible to use NIC with Broadcom BCM5719 chipset?

[LakeWorthB]

Hello,
I have a NIC with 4x 1GB ports using Broadcom BCM5719 (HP 331T) adapter. On initial install, it is not detected. Is there anything I can do to get it to detect, or is it just not compatible with pfSense?

Thanks.

[Gertjan]

Hi,

Check the FreeBSD 11.3 hardware compatibility list.
The build in driver 'bge' should support it : https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bge&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+11.3-RELEASE&arch=default&format=html
bge
11.3 is used by pfSense 2.4.5-p1.

What do you see during boot (the dmesg output) ?

[LakeWorthB]

@gertjan

<HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port 331T Adapter, ASIC rev. Bx5719801> =

pci2 e8: CHIP ID Bx85719801; ASIC REV Bx5719: CHIP REV Bx57198; PCI-X ge: firmware handshake timed out, found 8x00000088

3e8: PHY read timed out (phy 1, reg 1, val exffffffff)

ge0: Try again

ge8: PHY write tined out (phy 1, reg 8, val Bx8000) ge®: PHY read timed out (phy 1. reg 1. val exffffffff)

pge0: Try again oge8: PHY write tined out (phy 1, reg 8, val Bx8000) bgee: PHY read ti ned out (phy 1. reg 1. val exffffffff

[Gertjan]

@lakeworthb :

Now you have something to Google ^^

"Bx57198; PCI-X ge: firmware handshake timed out" is probably bad news.

[LakeWorthB]

@gertjan nothing comes up, and card does work in Linux...