The FW and SW drivers are tightly coupled on X710 - it is best to update both at the same time.
Thanks, - Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: Sven Anders [mailto:and...@anduras.de] > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 2:10 AM > To: e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] X710 (i40e) direct-attach-cable problem > > Am 23.11.2015 um 17:29 schrieb Sven Anders: > > Hello! > > > > I have a problem with my Intel Dual Ethernet controller (Intel > > Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ (rev 01)). > > I want to use a direct-attached cable to connect my server with a HP > > switch. > > > > It works ok, if I attach the cable before booting/starting the server. > > The "ip link" command show "UP,LOWER_UP". Everything is ok. > > > > But, if I attach the cable after booting the server, the connection is > > "DOWN" and will only come up, if I run an "ethtool -t eth2" test on it. > > A single "ethtool -r eth2" does not help. > > > > I see the same behavior, if I connect the two ports of the Intel card > > directly, so the HP switch does not cause it. > > > > I tried the following Linux kernels: > > - 4.1.12 (with i40e in version 1.3.2) > > - 4.3 (with i40e in version 1.3.9) > > > >> ethtool -i eth2 > > driver: i40e > > version: 1.3.9-k > > firmware-version: f4.22.27454 a1.1 n4.25 e143f > > bus-info: 0000:03:00.0 > > supports-statistics: yes > > supports-test: yes > > supports-eeprom-access: yes > > supports-register-dump: yes > > supports-priv-flags: yes > > > > The cable I use is: > > INTEL(R) ETHERNET SFP+ TWINAXIAL CABLE, XDACBL3M > > Version: G45737-003 Date: 09/02/2015 > > > > I this error known or any ideas, what causes it?! > > Hello! > > To answer by own question... > > I tried the Intel driver (1.3.47) and had the same problems. > Then I tried Windows 2012R2 and it worked. So the hardware wasn't faulty. > > As a last resort I tried the newest firmware and IT WORKED! > > (New firmware-version: f4.40.35115 a1.4 n4.53 e1dc0 ) > > Sorry for the noise, but I didn't expect the firmware causing this. > > Regards > Sven Anders > -- > Sven Anders <and...@anduras.de> () UTF-8 Ribbon Campaign > /\ Support plain text e- > mail ANDURAS intranet security AG Messestrasse 3 - 94036 Passau - > Germany > Web: www.anduras.de - Tel: +49 (0)851-4 90 50-0 - Fax: +49 (0)851-4 90 > 50-55 > > Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary > Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. > - Benjamin Franklin > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users > amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. > Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. > Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for multiple > OSs. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741551&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > E1000-devel mailing list > E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel > To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit > http://communities.intel.com/community/wired ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R) XDK. Use one codebase in this all-in-one HTML5 development environment. Design, debug & build mobile apps & 2D/3D high-impact games for multiple OSs. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=254741551&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
