Broadcom Corporation
16215 Alton Parkway,
Irvine, CA 92619-7013
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BCM570x Software Release Build 5.5.8
(7/31/2002)
The following highlights the changes between this release version 5.5.8 and
the previous version 5.5.7
*** Release Version Information Table ***
Product Version Previous Rel.
Miniport Driver - Windows 95 2.67* 2.67*
Miniport Driver - Windows NT4 2.67* 2.67*
Miniport Driver - Windows 2000 2.67* 2.67*
Miniport Driver - Windows .NET32 2.67* 2.67*
Miniport Driver - Windows .NET64 2.67* 2.67*
DOS/OS2 NDIS2 Driver 1.13 1.10
Netware ODI Driver 2.32 2.29
Netware DOS ODI Driver 1.17 1.17
Netware SNMP 1.02 1.02
Linux Driver 2.2.27 2.2.20
Linux SNMP 1.0.0 1.0.0
BASP for Windows NT 3.0.11* 3.0.11
BASP for Windows 2000 3.0.10* 3.0.10
BASP for Windows .NET32 3.0.11* 3.0.11
BASP for Windows .NET64 3.0.11* 3.0.11
BASP for Netware 2.10 2.10
BASP for Linux 3.0.13 3.0.11
SCO OpenServer 2.2.13 2.2.11
Unixware 7 2.2.12 2.2.12
Solaris x86 2.1.12 2.1.12
Solaris Sparc 2.1.12 2.1.11
User Diagnostics 2.36m 2.36g
BACS 2.32 2.32
BMAPI 2.2.23 2.2.20
DMI PCI Hot Plug 1.06 1.06
DOS Utility 2.15 2.15
PXE for 5700 and 5701 2.0.11 2.0.11
PXE for 5702 and 5703 2.2.9 2.2.8
EFI Engineering Diagnostics 1.0.3 1.0.3
EFI User Diagnostics 2.38.1 2.38.1
EFI Utility 2.15 2.15
EFI UNDI 2.1.5 2.1.5
SNMP-BASP 1.0.7 1.0.7
SNMP-NetExtreme Gigabit Ctrl. 1.04 1.04
Boot Code for 5700 2.4 2.4
Boot Code for 5701 2.4 2.4
Boot Code for 5701s 2.18 2.18
Boot Code for 5702 2.24a 2.24a
Boot Code for 5703 2.21a 2.21a
Boot Code for 5703s 2.21 2.21
CIM Provider 1.0.12 1.0.10
CABW32 0.17 0.17
BCM570x Manuals 2.5.22 2.5.14
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 95 - b57w95.sys
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows NT4 - b57nt4.sys
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 2000 - b57w2k.sys
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows XP32 - b57xp32.sys
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows XP64 - b57xp64.sys
No changes in this release.
BCM570x DOS/OS2 NDIS2 Driver (1.13 replaces 1.10)
- Hanle Transmit Segment equal to 0 for OS2 Granite trap.
- Fixed problem with the RPL boot up, the driver hangs while downloading file image.
The Boot Block Configuration file *.cnf MUST specify in the DRV Type's second field
the additional memory (53KB-60KB) used by the driver as follows:
DRV BBLOCK\NDIS\B57.DOS ~ 53 ~
Block re-entrance during Interrupt handler loop in OS2 driver.
Hanle Transmit Segment equal to 0 for OS2 Granite trap-this does not work.
Fixed a low performance problem with BCM5701 Serdes LOMs with Copper Trace
media. As in the PXE v2.1.2.
Port number correction.
- Minor Modification to accommodate IBM IEEE 802.2 Protocol.
Netware ODI Driver (2.32 replaces 2.29)
- Fixed bug in tx checksum that prevented snmp events.
- Added delays in driver for initialization.
BCM570x DOS ODI Driver - b57.com
No changes in this release.
Netware SNMP
No changes in this release.
BCM570x Linux Driver (2.2.27 replaces 2.2.20)
- Added additional workaround for 5703 on dual AMD CPUs using AMD762 chipset.
- Adjusted EEPROM delay loop.
- Fixed some minor proc file problems.
- Added 802.1Q VLAN
- Added a locking scheme for PHY access.
- Fixed an intermittent crash problem with fiber NICs.
- Adjusted fiber autoneg. logic to work with 3Com 4900SX switch.
- Fixed intermittent VPD read failure.
- Added netif_carrier_on and netif_carrier_off.
- Fixed some documentation errors.
- Fixed a hang problem with BCM5700 NICs.
- Fixed compile problem on RH7.3 with HIGHMEM enabled.
- Fixed non-zero stats on 5700/5701 when stats_coalesce_ticks is set to 0.
Linux SNMP
No changes in this release.
BASP for Windows NT
No changes in this release.
BASP for Windows 2000
No changes in this release.
BASP for Windows .NET32
No changes in this release.
BASP for Windows .NET64
No changes in this release.
BASP for Netware
No changes in this release.
BASP for Linux (3.0.13 replaces 3.0.11)
- Man pages correction.
- Added "MODULE_LICENSE("Proprietary")".
- Clarification of the MAC address error message.
BCM570x SCO OpenServer Release 5 driver - VOL.000.000 (2.2.13 replaces 2.2.11)
- Added new OEM IDs.
Broadcom BCM570x Unixware 7 driver
No changes in this release.
Solaris x86
Solaris Sparc (2.1.12 replaces 2.1.11)
- Added support for Solaris 7 DU package.
User Diagnostics (2.36m replaces 2.36g)
- Changed PXE programming/verification routine to update device/vendor id from NVRAM instead of register
- Fixed intermittent Mac Loopback failure due to incorrect link polarity.
- Fixed loopback problem on OEM design.
- Skip serdes loopback if external link is detected in fiber.
- Fixed serdes loopback failures on some product
- Added filename support for -geneep option
- Adjust Link polarity for oem
- Fixed phy loopback failures
- Fixed serdes loopback failures
Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS )
No changes in this release.
BROADCOM Management Application Programming Interface (BMAPI) (2.2.23 replaces 2.2.20)
- Add BmapiGetPowerMode().
- Add BmapiSetPowerMode().
- Require miniport driver version 3.18.
- Add BmapiGetIpAddrInfo().
- Add BmapiTestNetwork().
- Add 4401 support in BmapiForceBRCMNicLinkSpeed().
- Add 5704 support for ASF.
- 4073: 5704 Fails PHY LoopBack test on BACS v2.31.
DMI PCI Hot Plug
No changes in this release.
DOS Utility
No changes in this release.
PXE for 5700 and 5701
No changes in this release.
PXE for 5702/5703 (2.2.9 replaces 2.2.8)
- Fixed a problem where it fails to detect BBS capability when BBS version is newer than BBS v1.01.
EFI Engineering Diagnostics
No changes in this release.
EFI User Diagnostics
No changes in this release.
EFI Utility
No changes in this release.
EFI UNDI
No changes in this release.
SNMP-BASP
No changes in this release.
SNMP-NetExtreme Gigabit Ctrl.
No changes in this release.
Boot Code for 5700
No changes in this release.
Boot Code for 5701
No changes in this release.
Boot Code for 5701s
No changes in this release.
Boot Code for 5702
No changes in this release.
Boot Code for 5703
No changes in this release.
Boot Code for 5703s
No changes in this release.
CIM Provider (1.0.12 replaces 1.0.10)
No changes in this release.
CABW32
No changes in this release.
BCM570x Manuals (2.5.22 replaces 2.5.14)
- Updated Manual
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.