On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 21:21 -0700, Jesse Brandeburg wrote: > added netdev. > > On 3/29/07, Andrei Popa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a dual core 2 server with an intel motherboard and 5 network > > cards(two onboard) and 1 pci express card with two slots and one pci-x > > pci64 card the kernel sees all of them in dmesg but in mii-tool are > > misnumbered and one card is missing. > > (please CC as I am not subscribed to lkml) > > please don't use mii-tool, ethtool is a much better option and > actually works with gigabit cards.
ethtool reports the same > > > from dmesg: > > Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.0.33-k2-NAPI > > Copyright (c) 1999-2005 Intel Corporation. > > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 > > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64 > > e1000: 0000:03:00.0: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) > > 00:15:17:21:0c:08 > > e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection > > eth0... > > > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.1[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.1 to 64 > > e1000: 0000:03:00.1: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) > > 00:15:17:21:0c:09 > > e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection > eth0... > > > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 > > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.0 to 64 > > e1000: 0000:05:00.0: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) > > 00:15:17:17:b7:68 > > e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection > eth0... > > GSI 20 sharing vector 0xC9 and IRQ 20 > > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.1[B] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 20 > > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.1 to 64 > > e1000: 0000:05:00.1: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) > > 00:15:17:17:b7:69 > > e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection > eth0... > > > GSI 21 sharing vector 0xD1 and IRQ 21 > > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:02.0[A] -> GSI 27 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 > > e1000: 0000:06:02.0: e1000_probe: (PCI-X:100MHz:64-bit) > > 00:0e:0c:ba:a8:50 > > e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection > eth0... > > um, I'm a little confused why every interface was named eth0 when it > tried to come up. > you didn't mention what kernel you're using. this war kernel 2.6.17.14 and the driver was compiled as a module. with kernel 2.6.20.4(and build in e1000 driver): zeus ~ # uname -a Linux zeus 2.6.20.4-zeus3 #3 SMP Wed Mar 28 13:44:50 EEST 2007 x86_64 Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux the devices are recognized ok as eth0,eth1.eth2,eth3,eth4 but misnumered and one missing int mii-tool/ethtool Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.15-k2-NAPI Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation. ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64 e1000: 0000:03:00.0: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) 00:15:17:21:0c:08 e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:00.1[B] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.1 to 64 e1000: 0000:03:00.1: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) 00:15:17:21:0c:09 e1000: eth1: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.0 to 64 e1000: 0000:05:00.0: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) 00:15:17:17:b7:68 e1000: eth2: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.1[B] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.1 to 64 e1000: 0000:05:00.1: e1000_probe: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x4) 00:15:17:17:b7:69 e1000: eth3: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:02.0[A] -> GSI 27 (level, low) -> IRQ 27 e1000: 0000:06:02.0: e1000_probe: (PCI-X:100MHz:64-bit) 00:0e:0c:ba:a8:50 e1000: eth4: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection zeus ~ # mii-tool eth2: no link eth5: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok eth6: no link eth7: no link zeus ~ # ethtool shows the same > > you can enable MSI and not share interrupts on this platform, it will > at least help your PCIe adapters. Initialy I enabled it but I thought it was a problem from there and disabled it. > > > zeus ~ # mii-tool > > eth2: no link > > eth5: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok > > eth6: no link > > eth7: no link > > zeus ~ # > > > > it sees only 4 cards that are misnumbered and one is missing. > > what does 'ip link' or 'ifconfig -a' show? zeus ~ # ip link 1: eth6: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:15:17:21:0c:08 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 2: eth5: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,10000> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000 link/ether 00:15:17:21:0c:09 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 3: eth8: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:15:17:17:b7:68 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: eth7: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:15:17:17:b7:69 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 5: eth2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop qlen 1000 link/ether 00:0e:0c:ba:a8:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 6: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,10000> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 zeus ~ # zeus ~ # ifconfig -a eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:0C:BA:A8:50 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Base address:0x2000 Memory:b8a00000-b8a20000 eth5 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:17:21:0C:09 inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.127 Mask:255.255.255.128 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:58833 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:201 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:4058208 (3.8 Mb) TX bytes:48318 (47.1 Kb) Base address:0x4000 Memory:b8920000-b8940000 eth6 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:17:21:0C:08 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Base address:0x4020 Memory:b8960000-b8980000 eth7 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:17:17:B7:69 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Base address:0x3000 Memory:b8800000-b8820000 eth8 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:17:17:B7:68 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Base address:0x3020 Memory:b8820000-b8840000 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > Jesse - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/