> From: Wesley W. Terpstra [mailto:wes...@terpstra.ca] > Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 5:30 AM > > I'm still trying to disable this absurd "qualified module" check so that I > can use some custom optics, and have made some progress. Attached is a > small tool I've been using to poke around the NVM of the X710. All my > digging has been informed by what I've read in the i40e driver in kernel > 4.5 and the data sheet I found online: > > http://www.intel.de/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/xl71 > 0-10-40-controller-datasheet.pdf
Keep in mind that the qualified module table is to help us know that the device will actually work with the optics being used. We've had to debug some strange things that came down to mis-behaving connectors. Also be aware that a large chunk of the NVM image is signed and won't work if the signature and/or checksum is found invalid. I don't remember if the Qualified Module bits are in the signed portion, but I suspect they are. I suggest you get in contact with your dealer or Intel Networking support and see if they can help you out with your specific optics. sln ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785231&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
