On 05/29/2012 11:18 AM, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Nick [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 1:39 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [E1000-devel] link loss with Intel I340-T4 and CentOS 6.2 >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hi gang, >> >> I'm writing to you with a very odd problem that I've been unable to >> resolve. >> >> I have a machine (SuperMicro H8SCM, AMD Opteron) with an I340-T4 PCIe >> NIC connected. I'm running CentOS 6.2 with the latest updated kernel. >> There's a single cable connecting the first port on the card to a >> switch. >> >> When the machine POST's, the link light is on. Even at the GRUB menu, >> the link light is still on. However, as soon as the kernel begins to >> load, the link light disappears until I reboot. Even rmmod'ing the >> driver won't bring it back. >> > [..} >> At any rate, I was wondering if anyone here had any insight into the >> matter? >> > > Sorry you are having trouble with this device. Just confirming, the link is > actually dead, even though there are no errors in the dmesg during init? The > light goes out and also the link is not active?
That's correct. Even if I assign an address statically and manually bring up the interface, the link light remains off both on the card and the switch. There isn't any noticeable error in dmesg output. The cable itself is known good, and the card works out of the box in Fedora 16. Quick aside: for this list, do you all prefer log snippets in body on this list or attached? Thanks, -- Nick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ 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
