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From: "Matt Carlson" <mcarlson@broadcom.com>
Subject: Re: tg3 and Broadcom PHY driver
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:52:26 -0700
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On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 02:32:18PM -0700, Felix Radensky wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've noticed that in linux-2.6.31 I have to make tg3 driver modular, due to
> its dependency on Broadcom PHY driver. If both tg3 and PHY driver are
> compiled into the kernel, tg3 fails to detect a PHY, apparently because PHY
> driver is loaded later. I'm using BCM57760 on embedded powerpc platform
> (MPC8536).
> 
> How can I make tg3 work when it's compiled into the kernel ?
> 
> Thanks.

Is the broadcom module also compiled into the kernel?