BFE(4) | FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual | BFE(4) |
NAME
bfe — Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet Device DriverSYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:
device miibus
device bfe
device bfe
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
if_bfe_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The bfe driver provides support for Broadcom BCM4401 based Fast Ethernet adapters.The bfe driver supports the following media types:
- autoselect
- Enable autoselection of the media type and options.
- 10baseT/UTP
- Set 10Mbps operation.
- 100baseTX
- Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation.
The bfe driver supports the following media options:
- full-duplex
- Set full duplex operation.
For further information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
DIAGNOSTICS
- bfe%d: couldn't map memory
- A fatal initialization error has occurred.
- bfe%d: couldn't map interrupt
- A fatal initialization error has occurred.
- bfe%d: failed to allocate DMA resources
- There are not enough mbufs available for allocation.
- bfe%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting
- The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable).
HISTORY
The bfe device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.1.AUTHORS
The bfe device driver was written by and . This manual page was written by .July 16, 2005 | FreeBSD |