On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 1:35 AM, Rafeal Stewart <mechy2k2000 at gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2015-01-01 at 22:01 -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > > On 1/1/2015 9:41 PM, mechy2k2000 wrote: > > > Hello I am thinking of buying this card to and wanted to know if this > NIC > > > is supported. The card is a Sun Microsystems PCI-X Quad-Port Gigabit > > > Ethernet Adapter QGEXPCI 501-6738-10. Can't find any info on how well > the > > > card plays with centos and also proxmox ve (if any of you use that > distro ) > > > > I've not tried that card on anything other than Sun UltraSparc running > > Solaris 9 and 10, but rumor has it Linux has a 'cassini' driver that > > supports the Sun GigaSwift NIC on those. > > > > > > > > > > > > I see. My gut is starting to tell me its not worth the time to replace > it, if this Sun NIC doesnt play nice with Linux. I also intend to use > the card with Proxmox VE which is debian based. > Why not instead buy an Intel Quad port NIC? Something you _know_ will be well supported. While I'm using a dual port PCI-X NIC and not a quad, I'm really happy with the compatibility (ethool can blink the LEDs) and have no complaints about performance. It is an Intel 82571EB using the e1000e kernel driver. lspci (for one interface of the dual) output below: ~]# lspci -s 08:00 -vv 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06) Subsystem: Intel Corporation PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 31 Region 0: Memory at d5ee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] Region 1: Memory at d5ec0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] Region 2: I/O ports at dce0 [size=32] Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Address: 00000000fee2000c Data: 41d9 Capabilities: [e0] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal+ Unsupported- RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend- LnkCap: Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x4, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 <64us ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk- ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x4, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol- UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO+ CmpltAbrt+ UnxCmplt+ RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSViol- UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP+ FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- CEMsk: RxErr+ BadTLP+ BadDLLP+ Rollover+ Timeout+ NonFatalErr- AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn- Capabilities: [140 v1] Device Serial Number 00-15-17-ff-ff-3d-58-10 Kernel driver in use: e1000e Kernel modules: e1000e -- ---~~.~~--- Mike // SilverTip257 //