On 12/04/2012 05:48 PM, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote: > On Wed, 5 Dec 2012, Skidmore, Donald C wrote: > >>>> Looking for something like 'lspci -vv'? >>> >>> That shows some 'Capabilities' mentioning 5GT/s, but is that just what the >>> NIC is theoretically capable of, or it's current negotiated speed? >>> >> >> My understanding was it displayed it's current negotiated speed and lanes >> used. >> >> For what it is worth the ixgbe driver should log a warning during >> probe if we don't get the PCIe link we need for full speed. Although >> it is more complex with the 4 port as there the switch on the NIC in >> the way.
Yes, it did log an error to dmesg, etc..but that is a painful way report status to a normal user. Maybe it's time to add another option to ethtool... > I usually use three v's and it shows both Capabilities and Settings. You > may have to run it as root. I don't see anything obvious. I'll try a bunch of reboots tomorrow to see if I can reproduce the problem and then see what lspci -vvv shows. Thanks, Ben > -- Ben Greear <[email protected]> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ 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
