Linux Driver and Management Application InstallationNetXtreme User Guide
Broadcom
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October 2020 • 2CS57XX-CDUM518 Page 20
Driver Messages
The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged in the /var/log/messages file. Use
dmesg -nlevel to control the level at which messages appear on the console. Most systems are set to level 6
by default.
Driver Sign on
tg3.c:version (date)
NIC Detected
eth#: Tigon3 [partno (BCM95xxx) rev 4202 PHY (57xx) (PCI Express) 10/100/1000BaseT
Ethernet :00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
eth#: RXcsums [1] LinkChg REG [0] MIirq [0] ASF [0] Split [0] Wirespeed [1]TSOcap [1]
eth#: dma_rwctrl [76180000]
ACPI : PCI interrupt 0000:02:02.0 [A] -> GSI 26 (level,low) -> IRQ 233
Flow Control
tg3: eth#: Flow control is configured for TX and for RX.
Link Up and Speed Indication
tg3: eth#: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex.
Link Down Indication
tg3: eth#: Link is down.
Teaming with Channel Bonding
With the TG3 driver, you can team adapters together using the bonding kernel module and a channel bonding
interface. Refer to your Linux documentation for more information on Linux Channel Bonding.