On Wed, 2012-11-14 at 00:13 +0000, Kaya Saman wrote: > Hi, > > I attempted to configure a second nic on my server and added the new > config to the /etc/network/interfaces file however I am left with dmesg > errors:
> <snip> [ 91.472697] tg3 0003:00:02.0: eth1: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin" > The switch which the port is connected to shows physical link and is > provisioned properly for the correct vlan, the first NIC eth0 is also > connected to the same switch and is working fine but still producing errors: > <snip> [ 81.804867] tg3 0000:00:02.0: eth0: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin" > I have tried loading the firmware from: > > http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware > > and putting it into /lib/firmware/tigon however then both NICs fail?? > > Could anyone suggest anything? With any other OS the system is fine so > I'm guessing it's a kernel bug or so..... Quick overview: What kernel version are you running? Is update-initramfs complaining about the missing firmware as well? From where did you download the firmware. What tg3_tso firmware version did you? Are you saving as root? How does ls -l /lib/firmware/tigon looks like now? What does ifconfig list. Thanks, Frans van Berckel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

