netdev - Re: Bug#690845: ethtool: incorrect WoL detection on Broadcom NX II rev

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Date:	Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:38:50 -0700
From:	"Michael Chan" <mchan@...adcom.com>
To:	"Ben Hutchings" <ben@...adent.org.uk>
cc:	690845@...s.debian.org, "Teodor MICU" <mteodor@...il.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#690845: ethtool: incorrect WoL detection on Broadcom NX
 II rev < 12

On Fri, 2012-10-19 at 02:30 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: 
> Teodor MICU reported that:
> > On Broadcom NX II rev < 12 network interfaces it's not possible to activate
> > WoL using 'ethtool' (it can only be done from the MBA Configuration Menu).
> > 
> > However, even if "Pre-boot Wake On LAN" was enabled 'ethtool' doesn't
> > see this change:
> > 	Supports Wake-on: d
> > 	Wake-on: d
> > 
> > I've just tested that WoL works for this system.
> 
> He's been using Linux 2.6.32 and Linux 3.2, but there don't seem to have
> been any later changes to WoL support in bnx2.
> 
Teodor MICU, please provide lspci -vvv and ethtool -i eth? on the
Broadcom bnx2 device.  Thanks.


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