Hello everyone,
I'm trying to get a Mac mini running Slackware64. I'm running into issues with the onboard NIC.
I have the Ethernet adapter via Thunderbolt working as well as WiFi. However, It seems that I can't get Thunderbolt Ethernet + onboard NIC to work at the same time.
I've read numerous threads about people running Ubuntu 12.4 or 12.10 and downloading the Broadcom source for the tg3(3.124c) driver and compiling it. They say it works for them but, noone mentions using Thunderbolt with the older kernels and from what I can tell, the drivers in the 3.7.1 kernel are newer than the ones on the Broadcom website.
Ubuntu 12.10 kernel 3.5 having 3.123 and the ones in 3.7.1 kernel having 3.125 and 3.8 rc2 having 3.128. The ones on the Broadcom website are 3.124, which makes sense from the 3.5 kernel point of view but they don't compile vs the 3.7.1 kernel sources, even after the few changes I found in a thread regarding ethtool_op_get_sg and ethtool_op_set_sg, which seems to be related to why it seems the driver doesn't support the card but did in previous versions: Support for deprecated functions being dropped and the drivers not accommodating the new API/facilities in the newer kernel.
I have tried Ubuntu 12.10 and I was able to get the Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter to work along with the WiFi - I don't really need WiFi, it's an added bonus. I tried for an afternoon to get the kernel sources and headers(were already installed) so that I could compile the 3.124 Broadcom drivers but gave up after a few hours with make prepare issues that seemed to lead to the wrong headers installed on a fresh install. It may be worth trying again, but I much prefer Slackware over Ubuntu.
Here are some PCI dumps for the devices I'm trying to get drivers working for:
Thunderbolt Ethernet - BCM957762
Code:
09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation Device 1682
Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device 00f6
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 128 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: Memory at ac900000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Region 2: Memory at ac910000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at ac920000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
Product Name: Thunderbolt Ethernet
Read-only fields:
[PN] Part number: BCM957762
[EC] Engineering changes: 106679-15
[SN] Serial number: 0123456789
[MN] Manufacture ID: 31 34 65 34
[RV] Reserved: checksum good, 53 byte(s) reserved
Read/write fields:
[YA] Asset tag: XYZ01234567
[RW] Read-write area: 107 byte(s) free
End
Capabilities: [58] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [a0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=6 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=2 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=2 offset=00000120
Capabilities: [ac] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr+ NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 4096 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <2us, L1 <64us
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [13c v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-40-6c-8f-38-ae-2e
Capabilities: [150 v1] Power Budgeting <?>
Capabilities: [160 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [1b0 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Max snoop latency: 0ns
Max no snoop latency: 0ns
Kernel driver in use: tg3
OnBoard NIC - BCM957766a
Code:
1:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation Device 1686 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device 1686
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 0
Region 0: Memory at a0400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Region 2: Memory at a0410000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
Product Name: Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Read-only fields:
[PN] Part number: BCM957766a
[EC] Engineering changes: 106679-15
[SN] Serial number: 0123456789
[MN] Manufacture ID: 31 34 65 34
[RV] Reserved: checksum good, 26 byte(s) reserved
Read/write fields:
[YA] Asset tag: XYZ01234567
[RW] Read-write area: 107 byte(s) free
End
Capabilities: [58] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [a0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=6 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=2 offset=00000000
PBA: BAR=2 offset=00000120
Capabilities: [ac] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr+ NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 4096 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <2us, L1 <64us
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [13c v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-a8-20-66-1e-44-98
Capabilities: [150 v1] Power Budgeting <?>
Capabilities: [160 v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [1b0 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Max snoop latency: 0ns
Max no snoop latency: 0ns
Some of the threads I've read are the following:
Mac mini 6,2(2012 i7 non-server) - Kernel 3.2.x
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2078320
(I can't find others)
I'm really not interested in Ubuntu specific solution but will be trying to get it working this way later today.
