On 04/23/2012 11:54 AM, Lars Hecking wrote: > I just kickstarted a new machine with the latest CentOS 6.2 files, including > kernel 2.6.32-220.13.1.el6.x86_64. It came up without network interfaces. > > dmesg says: > > bnx2: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v2.2.1 (Dec 18, 2011) > alloc irq_desc for 36 on node -1 > alloc kstat_irqs on node -1 > bnx2 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 36 (level, low) -> IRQ 36 > bnx2 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 > bnx2 0000:01:00.0: firmware: requesting bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw > bnx2: Can't load firmware file "bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw" > bnx2 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A disabled > bnx2: probe of 0000:01:00.0 failed with error -2 > > The firmware file is missing from /lib/firmware and the kernel-firmware rpm. > > I found a copy of it on a Fedora site and dumped it into the right location, > but it wasn't found after a reboot. Yet, it was found after a second reboot. > Why is that? Is a rebuild of initramfs triggered somehow? > > What I don't understand is: I have an identical machine that I installed > under 6.2 a while back, and kept up to date, and it doesn't have this > problem. However, it tells me it uses version v2.1.11 (July 20, 2011) of > the driver, how is that possible? > > # grep bnx2 /var/log/messages > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2: Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v2.1.11 (July 20, 2011) > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 36 (level, low) -> IRQ 36 > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2 0000:01:00.0: firmware: requesting bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2 0000:01:00.0: firmware: requesting bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2 0000:01:00.0: eth0: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5716 1000Base-T (C0) PCI Express found at mem da000000, IRQ 36, node addr 78:2b:cb:67:3f:b6 > [...] > > # modinfo /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.13.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/bnx2.ko > filename: /lib/modules/2.6.32-220.13.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/bnx2.ko > firmware: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-6.0.17.fw > firmware: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw > firmware: bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw > firmware: bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-6.0.15.fw > firmware: bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw > version: 2.1.11 > license: GPL > description: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5706/5708/5709/5716 Driver > [...] > > # lspci -v -s 01:00.1 > 01:00.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5716 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20) > Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge R410 BCM5716 Gigabit Ethernet > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 48 > Memory at dc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M] > Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3 > Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data > Capabilities: [58] MSI: Enable- Count=1/16 Maskable- 64bit+ > Capabilities: [a0] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=9 Masked- > Capabilities: [ac] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 > Capabilities: [100] Device Serial Number 78-2b-cb-ff-fe-67-3f-b7 > Capabilities: [110] Advanced Error Reporting > Capabilities: [150] Power Budgeting <?> > Capabilities: [160] Virtual Channel <?> > Kernel driver in use: bnx2 > Kernel modules: bnx2 There are now new external kernel modules for that: http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2012-April/018587.html yum install kmod-bnx2 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 262 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20120423/8136d799/attachment-0004.sig>