Thanks. Turns out that the driver does not in fact work with the Finisar SFP+ module (at least on our machines). We replaced the Finisar modules with Intel ones and everything now works thanks.
Peter On 27/02/2012 19:20, Skidmore, Donald C wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bokhan Artem [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 6:10 AM >> To: Peter van Heusden >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] Intel 82599EB and Finisar FTLX8571D3BCL - >> unsupported SFP+ module type? >> >> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/136845/ >> >> 27.02.2012 18:35, Peter van Heusden пишет: >>> Hi there >>> >>> I'm trying to get an Intel 82599EB to work with Ubuntu 11.10. The 10 >> Gb >>> Ethernet SFP+ module in this unit is a Dell N743D, which appears to be >> a >>> re-branded Finisar FTLX8571D3BCL. According to the ixgbe >> documentation, >>> the driver has been tested with this SFP+ module, but on modprobe, I >> get >>> the message: >>> >>> failed to load because an unsupported SFP+ module type was detected. >>> >>> This is using the latest stable release of ixgbe (version 3.8.21). >> Does >>> anyone have any ideas where to go from here? Has anyone got this >>> combination of hardware working? Are there any options that can be set >>> to address the problem? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------- >>> Try before you buy = See our experts in action! >>> The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft >> developers >>> is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, >> MVC3, >>> Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> E1000-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel >>> To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit >> http://communities.intel.com/community/wired >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------ >> Try before you buy = See our experts in action! >> The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers >> is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, >> Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 >> _______________________________________________ >> E1000-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel >> To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit >> http://communities.intel.com/community/wired > > This is the patch that allows you to avoid the supported check. > > commit 8ef78adcb03b1fcb53c3bd62df4e96c1d2706c58 > Author: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <[email protected]> > Date: Wed Feb 1 09:19:21 2012 +0000 > > ixgbe: Add module parameter to allow untested and unsafe SFP+ modules > > The X520 family of network devices, with the 82599 chip, support a > small number of Intel-verified SFP+ modules on their NICs. To maintain > stability and quality, the current devices restrict untested 3rd party > SFP+ modules. > > This patch introduces a module parameter for ixgbe to allow these untested > modules at the user's peril. It also includes a warning to the syslog > alerting users that the modules aren't supported, and results may > vary. > > CC: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <[email protected]> > Tested-by: Phil Schmitt <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]> > > Thanks, > -Don Skidmore <[email protected]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
