From: Bradlee L. <bra...@gm...> - 2011-09-21 19:13:45
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I am trying Devil Linux on a server. I was told to use igb drivers, but the interfaces aren't showing up. I tried adding "alias eth0 igb" and "alias eth0 e1000" and running "modprobe eth0", but neither worked. Any idea how to get it working? -- Thanks, Brad Landis |
From: Serge L. <ser...@gm...> - 2011-09-21 20:46:29
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Brad, could you please show the output from "lspci -v"? Serge On 09/21/2011 12:13 PM, Bradlee Landis wrote: > I am trying Devil Linux on a server. I was told to use igb drivers, > but the interfaces aren't showing up. I tried adding "alias eth0 igb" > and "alias eth0 e1000" and running "modprobe eth0", but neither > worked. Any idea how to get it working? > |
From: Bradlee L. <bra...@gm...> - 2011-09-21 20:52:58
Attachments:
lspci-v.txt
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On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Serge Leschinsky <ser...@gm...> wrote: > Brad, > > could you please show the output from "lspci -v"? > It's attached. -- Thanks, Brad Landis |
From: Andrzej O. <an...@ma...> - 2011-09-22 12:45:49
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Brad, According to your lspci printout, you have probably 8 ethernet ports on two four-head ethernet cards based on two-head Intel chips and this need separately compiled igb driver not included in standard kernel. DL contains igb driver, but in version 1.3.19.3 from 2009-03-19. Maybe this old driver is improper for so new devices, as your Portland? So you can try compile your own DL with replaced sources from igb-1.3.19.3.tar.gz to maybe last stable igb-3.2.9.tar.gz and test this new driver with your cards. If result will be positive, probably this driver will be renewed in standard DL distribution. Igb driver sources are on sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/igb%20stable/ Best regards -- Andrzej Odyniec |
From: Heiko Z. <he...@zu...> - 2011-09-22 13:22:33
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Quoting Andrzej Odyniec <an...@ma...>: > Brad, > > According to your lspci printout, you have probably 8 ethernet ports on two > four-head ethernet cards based on two-head Intel chips and this need > separately compiled igb driver not included in standard kernel. DL contains > igb driver, but in version 1.3.19.3 from 2009-03-19. Maybe this old driver is > improper for so new devices, as your Portland? > > So you can try compile your own DL with replaced sources from > igb-1.3.19.3.tar.gz to maybe last stable igb-3.2.9.tar.gz and test this new > driver with your cards. If result will be positive, probably this driver will > be renewed in standard DL distribution. > > Igb driver sources are on sourceforge: > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/igb%20stable/ Currently DL is using the kernel drivers, not the ones provides by Intel. But you're absolutely right, updating the Intel drivers and using them may solve the problem. I kicked off a test compile with the 3.0.4 kernel, we'll see how far I get... -- Regards Heiko Zuerker http://www.devil-linux.org |
From: Andrzej O. <an...@ma...> - 2011-09-22 14:44:57
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Heiko Zuerker wrote: > Currently DL is using the kernel drivers, not the ones provides by Intel. > But you're absolutely right, updating the Intel drivers and using them > may solve the problem. Sure. I checked presence of scripts and sources, but not default configuration --- there igb is disabled. So for first time Brad should try standard compilation with enabling in "System|Hardware Support|To use Intel driver (igb) insted of the kernel one" and after to upgrade igb sources. > I kicked off a test compile with the 3.0.4 kernel, we'll see how far I get... Congratulations, Heiko. So you are not "Fast Five" but "Fast Sixth" maybe ;) When you pushed kernel to 2.6.38.7, in my Asterisk Mod, Sangoma telephony cards drivers stops to compile. I do not use Sangoma's drivers. I made it just for the record. But I asked guys in Sangoma and they answered, so this kernel is *not supported yet*. So you are faster. I like it! Regards -- Andrzej Odyniec <an...@ma...> Rada Nadzorcza Macrologic SA ul. Kłopotowskiego 22, 03-717 Warszawa tel. +48-222566332, kom. +48-601276572 Skype: andrzej.odyniec Rejestr: Sąd Rejonowy dla m.st. Warszawy, XIII Wydział Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sądowego, numer 0000045462 Numer identyfikacji podatkowej: PL 5220002825 Kapitał zakładowy: 1888719 zł opłacony w całości |
From: Serge L. <ser...@gm...> - 2011-09-21 21:23:36
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the system obviously doesn't recognize this network card. I guess in "dmesg" you can find the reason. I cannot reproduce the case, I have no such quad-head NIC. I doubt the problem can be fixed by reconfiguration - most probably you need an even more recent kernel. I'd also mention that you will have performance problem because you need 64bit system/kernel to completely utilize the card capabilities. Probably it's the reason why the card doesn't work - the current DL kernel is 32bit. Serge On 09/21/2011 01:52 PM, Bradlee Landis wrote: > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Serge Leschinsky > <ser...@gm...> wrote: >> Brad, >> >> could you please show the output from "lspci -v"? >> > > It's attached. > |
From: Bradlee L. <bra...@gm...> - 2011-09-21 22:35:07
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On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Serge Leschinsky <ser...@gm...> wrote: > the system obviously doesn't recognize this network card. I guess in "dmesg" you > can find the reason. I cannot reproduce the case, I have no such quad-head NIC. > > I doubt the problem can be fixed by reconfiguration - most probably you need an > even more recent kernel. I'd also mention that you will have performance problem > because you need 64bit system/kernel to completely utilize the card > capabilities. Probably it's the reason why the card doesn't work - the current > DL kernel is 32bit. > > Serge Thanks for checking. I have an understanding of the application layer on top of Linux, but I don't know much about hardware integration beyond trying modprobe. Keep up the good work! -- Thanks, Brad Landis |
From: Serge L. <ser...@gm...> - 2011-09-21 23:44:01
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On 09/21/2011 03:35 PM, Bradlee Landis wrote: > > Thanks for checking. I have an understanding of the application layer > on top of Linux, but I don't know much about hardware integration > beyond trying modprobe. I don't know which exactly services do you need, but if they are pretty simple - basic router/firewall/server etc I can suggest you building DL in 64bit - it's a research project but I use it and it works very good. I've finished the latest 3.0 kernel integration, so I'd expect it will work on your 'Sandy Bridge' system correctly. Sincerely, Serge |
From: Heiko Z. <he...@zu...> - 2011-09-22 12:32:38
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Quoting Bradlee Landis <bra...@gm...>: > I am trying Devil Linux on a server. I was told to use igb drivers, > but the interfaces aren't showing up. I tried adding "alias eth0 igb" > and "alias eth0 e1000" and running "modprobe eth0", but neither > worked. Any idea how to get it working? Which version of DL are you using? Did you try the latest test version? -- Regards Heiko Zuerker http://www.devil-linux.org |