> -----Original Message-----
> From: Flavio Leitner [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 1:00 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [E1000-devel] igb driver failing at probe
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It was told about a system failing to probe igb device:
> ...
> igb 0000:04:00.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 44 (level, low) -> IRQ 44
> mlx4_en: eth0: Link Down
> igb 0000:04:00.1: setting latency timer to 64 igb 0000:04:00.1: PCI INT B
> disabled
> igb: probe of 0000:04:00.1 failed with error -2
>   alloc irq_desc for 45 on node -1
>   alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
> igb 0000:04:00.2: PCI INT C -> GSI 45 (level, low) -> IRQ 45 igb 0000:04:00.2:
> setting latency timer to 64 igb 0000:04:00.2: PCI INT C disabled
> igb: probe of 0000:04:00.2 failed with error -2 ...
> 
> The error -2 seems to not be the standard error, but instead I suspect it is
> E1000_ERR_PHY:
> 
> #define E1000_ERR_PHY      2
> 
> and it is returned if igb_get_invariants() fails to identify the phy->id or 
> hw-
> >mac.type.
> 
> lspci output:
> 04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation DH8900CC Series Gigabit Network
> Connection (rev 10)
> 04:00.2 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation DH8900CC Series Gigabit Network
> Connection (rev 10)
> 04:00.3 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation DH8900CC Series Gigabit Network
> Connection (rev 10)
> 04:00.4 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation DH8900CC Series Gigabit Network
> Connection (rev 10)
> 
> igb 3.0.6-k
> 
> The lspci -v is attached in the end of file just in case.
> 
> The kernel is 2.6.32-220.13.1.el6.x86_64
> 
> Any idea what could be missing? Usually I would debug this further but in this
> case I have to build an installation iso, ask to install and get the outputs 
> from a
> very limited environment... so any idea is helpful to me :)
> 
Hello Flavio,

This part is not supported by the standard igb driver, you'll need to get the 
custom driver from the equipment manufacturer.  They should be aware of this 
need and should have provided this to you.

Thanks,

Carolyn

Carolyn Wyborny
Linux Development
LAN Access Division
Intel Corporation



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