PCI-E VT6130 NIC (if_vge) hang system with gigabit link

[YongHyeon PYUN]

On Tue, Nov 01, 2011 at 11:01:35AM -0700, YongHyeon PYUN wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 12:58:29PM +0400, Andrey Smagin wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 31 октября 2011, 04:56 от YongHyeon PYUN <pyunyh at gmail.com>:
> > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 09:57:30AM +0400, Andrey Smagin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok. With autonegotiation ifconfig show speed 100MBit.
> > > 
> > > And vge(4) work without problems with the resolved speed/duplex
> > > of auto-negotiation?
> > > 
> > > > with manual 1000baseT full-duplex settings in dmesg:
> > > > vge0: failed to start MII autopoll
> > > > vge0: MII read timed out
> > > > vge0: failed to start MII autopoll
> > > > vge0: link state changed to UP
> > > > vge0: MII read timed out
> > > 
> > > [...]
> > > 
> > > Did vge(4) ever work with 1000baseT on your box?
> > Hm... I never seen 1000baseT with vge on this box because 
> > it have only FreeBSD.
> > > And why you have to manually configure 1000baseT link?
> > With autonegatiation link stand on 100Mbit full-duplex
> > > Does link partner(switch) also use auto-negotiation?
> > In box also present Intel if_em gigabit  and if_nfe gigabit card wich work with 
> > same cable and partner(switch) at gigabit speed. I only switch connector to if_vge socket.
> > > 
> > 
> 
> I should have been more clearer. I wanted to know which previous
> FreeBSD release was able to establish a 1000baseT link.
> Downshifting feature of IC Plus IP1001 PHY is automatically enabled
> which will downshift to 100TX link when 1000baseT link
> establishment fails in auto-negotiation process. So can you confirm
> there is no cabling issues there?

If there is no cabling issue there, please try attached patch and
let me know whether the patch makes any difference on you.

Thanks.
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