Index: sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c	(revision 301929)
+++ sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c	(working copy)
@@ -2183,6 +2183,7 @@
 			physical_layer |= IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_1000BASE_T;
 		if (ext_ability & IXGBE_MDIO_PHY_100BASETX_ABILITY)
 			physical_layer |= IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_100BASE_TX;
+		printf("phy.type set physical layer %u\n", physical_layer);
 		goto out;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -2194,6 +2195,7 @@
 		if (pma_pmd_1g == IXGBE_AUTOC_1G_KX_BX) {
 			physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_1000BASE_KX |
 			    IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_1000BASE_BX;
+			printf("autoc_1g set physical layer %u\n", physical_layer);
 			goto out;
 		} else
 			/* SFI mode so read SFP module */
@@ -2206,11 +2208,13 @@
 			physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_KX4;
 		else if (pma_pmd_10g_parallel == IXGBE_AUTOC_10G_XAUI)
 			physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_XAUI;
+			printf("autoc_10g set physical layer %u\n", physical_layer);
 		goto out;
 		break;
 	case IXGBE_AUTOC_LMS_10G_SERIAL:
 		if (pma_pmd_10g_serial == IXGBE_AUTOC2_10G_KR) {
 			physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_KR;
+			printf("autoc_10g_serial set physical layer %u\n", physical_layer);
 			goto out;
 		} else if (pma_pmd_10g_serial == IXGBE_AUTOC2_10G_SFI)
 			goto sfp_check;
@@ -2223,9 +2227,11 @@
 			physical_layer |= IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_KX4;
 		if (autoc & IXGBE_AUTOC_KR_SUPP)
 			physical_layer |= IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_KR;
+			printf("autoc_LMS set physical layer %u\n", physical_layer);
 		goto out;
 		break;
 	default:
+		printf("Unable to set physical layer %u\n", physical_layer);
 		goto out;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -2235,6 +2241,7 @@
 	 * test KR mode -  we need to id KR mode correctly before SFP module.
 	 * Call identify_sfp because the pluggable module may have changed */
 	physical_layer = ixgbe_get_supported_phy_sfp_layer_generic(hw);
+	printf("phy_sfp_layer set physical layer %u\n", physical_layer);
 out:
 	return physical_layer;
 }
Index: sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c	(revision 301929)
+++ sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c	(working copy)
@@ -1638,6 +1638,7 @@
 	if (hw->phy.sfp_type == ixgbe_sfp_type_not_present)
 		return physical_layer;
 
+	printf("hw->phy.type %d\n", hw->phy.type);
 	switch (hw->phy.type) {
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_tyco:
 	case ixgbe_phy_sfp_passive_unknown:
@@ -1657,6 +1658,8 @@
 		      IXGBE_SFF_1GBE_COMP_CODES, &comp_codes_1g);
 		hw->phy.ops.read_i2c_eeprom(hw,
 		      IXGBE_SFF_10GBE_COMP_CODES, &comp_codes_10g);
+		printf("SFP comp_codes_1g %d\n", comp_codes_1g);
+		printf("SFP comp_codes_10g %d\n", comp_codes_10g);
 		if (comp_codes_10g & IXGBE_SFF_10GBASESR_CAPABLE)
 			physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_SR;
 		else if (comp_codes_10g & IXGBE_SFF_10GBASELR_CAPABLE)
@@ -1670,6 +1673,7 @@
 	case ixgbe_phy_qsfp_unknown:
 		hw->phy.ops.read_i2c_eeprom(hw,
 		      IXGBE_SFF_QSFP_10GBE_COMP, &comp_codes_10g);
+		printf("QSFP comp_codes_10g %d\n", comp_codes_10g);
 		if (comp_codes_10g & IXGBE_SFF_10GBASESR_CAPABLE)
 			physical_layer = IXGBE_PHYSICAL_LAYER_10GBASE_SR;
 		else if (comp_codes_10g & IXGBE_SFF_10GBASELR_CAPABLE)