From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 16 00:37:24 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BC441065670 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:37:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cowens@greatbaysoftware.com) Received: from portcityhosting.com (edge.tidalhosting.net [64.140.243.92]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A31748FC0C for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:37:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jack.bspruce.com ([173.14.128.81]) by portcityhosting.com with MailEnable ESMTP; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:37:23 -0500 X-WatchGuard-Mail-Exception: Allow Message-ID: <4CE1D242.1050105@greatbaysoftware.com> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:37:22 -0500 From: Charles Owens MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jack Vogel References: <4CDDBAC6.6080500@greatbaysoftware.com> <4CE1913D.7010207@greatbaysoftware.com> <4CE1A9F1.8050400@greatbaysoftware.com> <4CE1B673.6010306@greatbaysoftware.com> In-Reply-To: X-WatchGuard-AntiVirus: part scanned. clean action=allow X-ME-Bayesian: 0.000000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: em(4): 4-port Intel Pro/1000 PF card not detected X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:37:24 -0000 The appliance is in a 1U form-factor with just a single riser-based slot (PCIe 2.0). Thanks for your help with this, Charles On 11/15/10 6:14 PM, Jack Vogel wrote: > The way you talked about this at first made me think this was > something new, but its actually > fairly old, its just a quad port 82571, id is 0x10A5, support has been > in the drivers for ages :) > > The issue is the hardware not the OS or driver, even if the > motherboard is PCIE 2.0, does it > not have slots that are 1 ? > > For server adapters you might consider going 82576 or 82580. > > Jack > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Charles Owens > > wrote: > > Well, I believe we have an answer: > > http://www.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/sb/CS-030873.htm > > The motherboard definitely is PCIe 2.0 . The page suggests these > cards for use with a PCIe2.0 system: > > # Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter (P/N EXPI9404PTL) > # Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter (P/N E1G44ET) > # Intel® Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter (P/N E1G44ET2) > > > Notably there's not a PF option shown, so we're going to have to > think about that. But in any case, do you think these models > will function with 8.0? 8.0 plus a patch? .... or is 8.1 the > only option? > > Thanks, > Charles > > > On 11/15/10 4:58 PM, Jack Vogel wrote: >> Well, if the system doesnt show the hardware in a PCI scan there >> isn't much my driver can do :) >> >> The last line in your log says 'eth0', what's that about? >> >> You could try booting 8.1 64 bit, you can also send me all the >> details about the board, just to >> make sure I can get the exact one and then I'll try it here. This >> is quad port fiber, right? I was >> thinking this was PCI ID 0x1527, 82580 adapter. The support is >> in HEAD now. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jack >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Charles Owens >> > > wrote: >> >> Jack, I'm afraid that with the card _not_ installed we get >> identical pciconf output. We're running 32 bit simply >> because that's where we got rolling with our product, and >> have not yet made the call to invest in the effort required >> to make the jump to 64. Do you think that our being at 32 >> bit could be a factor here? >> >> So far the same card model has been tested on several of >> these server appliances, so I doubt it's a bad-slot situation. >> >> In case it's helpful, I've attached a boot log. Anything >> else that I can provide that might help? >> >> Thank you, >> Charles >> >> >> >> On 11/15/10 3:23 PM, Jack Vogel wrote: >> >> UH, did you do that with the adapter in the system?? I do >> not see the ID I >> expected >> to see. Some reason you're running 32 bit?? >> >> Can you run the pciconf with the adapter in and out, >> compare and tell me >> what its >> ID is? All the unidentified devices I see are in the >> 0x3XXX range and those >> are not >> network devices. >> >> Maybe its a bad slot? >> >> Jack >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Charles >> Owens> >> >> wrote: >> Great... thanks! Please see attached. BTW, the >> system is running >> 8.0-RELEASE-p2 i386 (PAE). >> >> >> Charles >> >> >> >> On 11/13/10 2:24 AM, Jack Vogel wrote: >> >> pciconf -l please, I'll betcha these are the new quad >> ports that are in my >> next igb driver >> update, it would have gone in already but I've been >> fighting a bug in the >> header split >> code. >> >> Show me what the output looks like, and I'll get ya >> fixed up, dont worry :) >> >> Jack >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Charles Owens< >> cowens@greatbaysoftware.com >> > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> We're trying to work with newly purcharsed Intel >> EXPi9404PF NICs ("Intel >> PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter") but they >> do not seem to be detected >> (no ports showing with 'ifconfig -l'). We're >> having no problems with the >> 2-port version of the same card -- is there a >> known issue with the 4-port >> version? >> >> We've tried three different cards of this model, >> all with same result. >> Thanks in advance for any help. >> >> Charles >> >> -- >> Charles Owens >> Great Bay Software, Inc. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org >> mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org >> mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> >> >> >