Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:37:22 -0500 From: Charles Owens <cowens@greatbaysoftware.com> To: Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: em(4): 4-port Intel Pro/1000 PF card not detected Message-ID: <4CE1D242.1050105@greatbaysoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik9yo39mMFBVwYasSWG=AzP2M1tqA_zML6qkJtL@mail.gmail.com> References: <4CDDBAC6.6080500@greatbaysoftware.com> <AANLkTinft6Ts4zK46wPdj4YWsRYE_uEwgDMQfWsHtDA1@mail.gmail.com> <4CE1913D.7010207@greatbaysoftware.com> <AANLkTikjsJ%2BuFyf-aMJDURz5no8rL_CsgEZG2PbRcfY0@mail.gmail.com> <4CE1A9F1.8050400@greatbaysoftware.com> <AANLkTinFExkm1DKH3ESokePEP7b8nyNpAK3WP2K6Ao%2Bo@mail.gmail.com> <4CE1B673.6010306@greatbaysoftware.com> <AANLkTik9yo39mMFBVwYasSWG=AzP2M1tqA_zML6qkJtL@mail.gmail.com>
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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 > <cowens@greatbaysoftware.com <mailto:cowens@greatbaysoftware.com>> 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 >> <cowens@greatbaysoftware.com >> <mailto:cowens@greatbaysoftware.com>> 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<cowens@greatbaysoftware.com >> <mailto:cowens@greatbaysoftware.com> >> >> 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 >> <mailto: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 >> <mailto: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 >> <mailto:freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-net@freebsd.org <mailto: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 >> <mailto:freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" >> >> >> >
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