[E1000-devel] i40e: source for nvmupdate64e? (to clear module qualification)

Hi! I have an Intel X710-DA4 and want to use it with a few different SFPs. Unfortunately, out-of-the-box this seems to be disabled. >From poking around, it seems that the x710 firmware rejects SFPs not listed in the NVM qualified database whenever the "Enable Module Qualification" bit is set (see

Re: [E1000-devel] i40e: source for nvmupdate64e? (to clear module qualification)

to the different modules. The data sheet I have does not discuss this. Does someone have a more up-to-date data sheet and/or knowledge of how the module pointers and NVM address and module relate? And/or the source code to nvmupdate64e which certainly is doing this correctly? Thanks for any

Re: [E1000-devel] i40e: source for nvmupdate64e? (to clear module qualification)

Thank you for your feedback, > 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. The data sheet (Section 6) says

Re: [E1000-devel] HOWTO: unlock your Intel XL710 / X710 for use with any SFP+

Sorry for the earlier message! My hand hit the send button before I'd finished writing the email. I had a bit more time this weekend, and I managed to unlock my X710-DA4. It now accepts any SFP+. I tried four different models of 10GBASE-LR transceivers in the card, and they all seemed to work

[E1000-devel] HOWTO: unlock your Intel XL710 / X710 for use with any SFP+

I had a bit more time this weekend, and I managed to unlock my X710-DA4. It now accepts any SFP+. I tried four different models of 10GBASE-LR transceivers in the card, and they all seemed to work just fine. Admittedly, I only tested that they could hit 1.1GiB/s TCP flows for a few minutes before

Re: [E1000-devel] HOWTO: unlock your Intel XL710 / X710 for use with any SFP+

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 7:09 AM, Oleg A. Arkhangelsky wrote: > Sourceforge eat mail attachments. Put your program somewhere else. Ok. Thanks for pointing this out! I've put a slightly improved version up at:

Re: [E1000-devel] HOWTO: unlock your Intel XL710 / X710 for use with any SFP+

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 7:28 PM, Alexander Duyck wrote: >> DO NOT FOLLOW THIS GUIDE UNLESS YOU DON'T FEAR BRICKING YOUR CARD! > > Actually possible repercussions are far worse than bricking your card. > You could potentially burn up the entire system if you mess with an

Re: [E1000-devel] HOWTO: unlock your Intel XL710 / X710 for use with any SFP+

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Alexander Duyck wrote: > It is always possible that the SFP+ cages on the device may not dissipate > enough heat for a given SFP+ module If an SFP is capable of melting itself or other devices, that is the fault of the SFP, not Intel's