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differences in the entry: vendor
Broadcom-Corporation
differences in the entry: model name
Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
14e4:1692
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2011 2008
differences in the entry: interface
PCI-E
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_5 , trisquel_5_5
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.35-28-generic, 3.0.0-17-generic
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
yes
differences in the entry: free driver used
tg3
differences in the entry: Description
[p]lspci -vmmnn[/p]
[code]
Slot: 03:00.0
Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
Vendor: Broadcom Corporation [14e4]
Device: NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [1692]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Aspire 7740G [033d]
Rev: 01
[/code]
[p]lspci -nnk[/p]
[code]
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1692] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0487]
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3
[/code]
[p]This card comes (among others) on an Acer Aspire 5742-6430 and Lenovo U350 CS20.[/p]
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