Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
> Let me rephrase that, did you explicitly select these packages or did a group > pull them in? It is a custom group that originally included kmod-bnx2. I removed it but according to the yum log during install, it was still pulled in by kmod-cnic. So I needed to remove that one as well. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
On Wednesday 25 April 2012 12.48.43 Lars Hecking wrote: > Peter Kjellstr??m writes: > > On Wednesday 25 April 2012 10.53.46 Lars Hecking wrote: > > ... > > > > > > "yum remove kmod-bnx2" is suggested way to remove packages in a > > > > dependency- > > > > aware way. > > > > > > Slightly different situation here - I'm working off a local repo for > > > > > > kickstart installations, so I don't want to install it in the first > > > place. > > > For that to happen, I need to exclude kmod-cnic as well or the bnx2 rpm > > > gets pulled in anyway. > > > > Interesting, are you saying that any standard install package selection > > includes these updated drivers? > > I'm using a custom group that install pretty much everything. Ok, not > really everything, but about three quartes of all >6k packages. The local > repo is a repomanage merge of os and updates tree. Let me rephrase that, did you explicitly select these packages or did a group pull them in? /Peter signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
Peter Kjellstr??m writes: > On Wednesday 25 April 2012 10.53.46 Lars Hecking wrote: > ... > > > "yum remove kmod-bnx2" is suggested way to remove packages in a > > > dependency- > > > aware way. > > > > Slightly different situation here - I'm working off a local repo for > > kickstart installations, so I don't want to install it in the first place. > > For that to happen, I need to exclude kmod-cnic as well or the bnx2 rpm > > gets pulled in anyway. > > Interesting, are you saying that any standard install package selection > includes these updated drivers? I'm using a custom group that install pretty much everything. Ok, not really everything, but about three quartes of all >6k packages. The local repo is a repomanage merge of os and updates tree. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
On Wednesday 25 April 2012 10.53.46 Lars Hecking wrote: ... > > "yum remove kmod-bnx2" is suggested way to remove packages in a > > dependency- > > aware way. > > Slightly different situation here - I'm working off a local repo for > kickstart installations, so I don't want to install it in the first place. > For that to happen, I need to exclude kmod-cnic as well or the bnx2 rpm > gets pulled in anyway. Interesting, are you saying that any standard install package selection includes these updated drivers? /Peter signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
On 25/04/12 10:45, Peter Kjellström wrote: > On Tuesday 24 April 2012 16.05.26 Ned Slider wrote: > > ... >> In the meantime (as a workaround), just grab the missing firmware and >> place it in the appropriate directory. > > No, in the meantime don't install kmod-bnx2 unless you need it, it's not meant > as a general update for the kernel provided bnx2. > Agreed. My workaround was assuming that one actually *needs* the updated driver. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
> > Looks like a vanilla kernel bug. > > > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/17/268 > > What you're hitting is similar but not the same. You installed an rpm that > redhat built for a few new NICs as part of their DUP (Driver Update Program): ACK. > "yum remove kmod-bnx2" is suggested way to remove packages in a dependency- > aware way. Slightly different situation here - I'm working off a local repo for kickstart installations, so I don't want to install it in the first place. For that to happen, I need to exclude kmod-cnic as well or the bnx2 rpm gets pulled in anyway. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
On Tuesday 24 April 2012 16.05.26 Ned Slider wrote: > On 24/04/12 15:56, Lars Hecking wrote: > > Peter Kjellstr??m writes: > >> On Monday 23 April 2012 17.54.33 Lars Hecking wrote: ... > >>> bnx2: Can't load firmware file "bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw" > >> > >> This is because you have the kmod-bnx2 package which contains a newer > >> driver (2.2.1) but not a complete set of firmwares (two out of five > >> files missing).>> ... > >> This machine is using the normal bnx2 driver (2.1.11) for which there is > >> a > >> complete set of firmwares (provided by the kernel-firmware package). > >> > > Spot on - the working machine did not have kmod-bnx2 installed. > >> > >> If you don't need the 2.2.1 driver I suggest you remove the kmod-bnx2 > >> package from the first machine and fall back to the driver in the normal > >> kernel package. > >> > > Installing without kmod-bnx2 worked, and I also had to get rid of > > kmod-cnic, which /tmp/yum.log listed as requiring kmod-bnx2. > > This is fixed in RHEL6.3 (beta) where the kernel-firmware package > contains the latest firmware that you are missing above: To be clear, there is no bug/problem in the kernel-firmware package in 6.2. This thread is about the behaviour of a driver update (kmod-bnx2) with its own (incomplete) set of firmware. As you point out, 6.3 will have the new driver and its firmware. ... > In the meantime (as a workaround), just grab the missing firmware and > place it in the appropriate directory. No, in the meantime don't install kmod-bnx2 unless you need it, it's not meant as a general update for the kernel provided bnx2. /Peter signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
On Tuesday 24 April 2012 15.56.09 Lars Hecking wrote: > Peter Kjellstr??m writes: > > On Monday 23 April 2012 17.54.33 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: Can't load firmware file "bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw" > > > > This is because you have the kmod-bnx2 package which contains a newer > > driver (2.2.1) but not a complete set of firmwares (two out of five files > > missing). > Looks like a vanilla kernel bug. > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/17/268 What you're hitting is similar but not the same. You installed an rpm that redhat built for a few new NICs as part of their DUP (Driver Update Program): https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2012-0503.html Afaict, they say not to use it for other NICs. In your case a non listed NIC broke because that package lacked some firmware. That is, the problem is crystal clear, bug in the kmod-bnx2 package (but it could be claimed to be a documented limitation...). > > This machine is using the normal bnx2 driver (2.1.11) for which there is a > > complete set of firmwares (provided by the kernel-firmware package). > > Spot on - the working machine did not have kmod-bnx2 installed. > > > If you don't need the 2.2.1 driver I suggest you remove the kmod-bnx2 > > package from the first machine and fall back to the driver in the normal > > kernel package. > > Installing without kmod-bnx2 worked, and I also had to get rid of > kmod-cnic, which /tmp/yum.log listed as requiring kmod-bnx2. "yum remove kmod-bnx2" is suggested way to remove packages in a dependency- aware way. /Peter signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
On 24/04/12 15:56, Lars Hecking wrote: > Peter Kjellstr??m writes: >> On Monday 23 April 2012 17.54.33 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: Can't load firmware file "bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw" >> >> This is because you have the kmod-bnx2 package which contains a newer driver >> (2.2.1) but not a complete set of firmwares (two out of five files missing). > > Looks like a vanilla kernel bug. > >http://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/17/268 > >> This machine is using the normal bnx2 driver (2.1.11) for which there is a >> complete set of firmwares (provided by the kernel-firmware package). > > Spot on - the working machine did not have kmod-bnx2 installed. > >> If you don't need the 2.2.1 driver I suggest you remove the kmod-bnx2 package >> from the first machine and fall back to the driver in the normal kernel >> package. > > Installing without kmod-bnx2 worked, and I also had to get rid of kmod-cnic, > which /tmp/yum.log listed as requiring kmod-bnx2. > This is fixed in RHEL6.3 (beta) where the kernel-firmware package contains the latest firmware that you are missing above: $ rpm -q kernel-firmware kernel-firmware-2.6.32-262.el6.noarch $ rpm -ql kernel-firmware | grep bnx2-mips /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-5.0.0.j6.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.0.15.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.3.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-5.0.0.j15.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-5.0.0.j3.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.0.17.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw In the meantime (as a workaround), just grab the missing firmware and place it in the appropriate directory. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
Peter Kjellstr??m writes: > On Monday 23 April 2012 17.54.33 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: Can't load firmware file "bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw" > > This is because you have the kmod-bnx2 package which contains a newer driver > (2.2.1) but not a complete set of firmwares (two out of five files missing). Looks like a vanilla kernel bug. http://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/17/268 > This machine is using the normal bnx2 driver (2.1.11) for which there is a > complete set of firmwares (provided by the kernel-firmware package). Spot on - the working machine did not have kmod-bnx2 installed. > If you don't need the 2.2.1 driver I suggest you remove the kmod-bnx2 package > from the first machine and fall back to the driver in the normal kernel > package. Installing without kmod-bnx2 worked, and I also had to get rid of kmod-cnic, which /tmp/yum.log listed as requiring kmod-bnx2. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
On Monday 23 April 2012 17.54.33 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: Can't load firmware file "bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw" This is because you have the kmod-bnx2 package which contains a newer driver (2.2.1) but not a complete set of firmwares (two out of five files missing). ... > 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? This machine is using the normal bnx2 driver (2.1.11) for which there is a complete set of firmwares (provided by the kernel-firmware package). If you don't need the 2.2.1 driver I suggest you remove the kmod-bnx2 package from the first machine and fall back to the driver in the normal kernel package. /Peter signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
> There are now new external kernel modules for that: > > http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2012-April/018587.html > > > yum install kmod-bnx2 They are all installed. # yum list installed kmod\* Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, kabi, refresh-packagekit, security Loading support for CentOS kernel ABI Cleaning repos: base extras updates Cleaning up Everything Cleaning up list of fastest mirrors Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, kabi, refresh-packagekit, security Loading support for CentOS kernel ABI Determining fastest mirrors base | 3.7 kB 00:00 ... base/primary_db | 4.5 MB 00:00 ... updates | 3.5 kB 00:00 ... updates/primary_db | 2.9 MB 00:00 ... Installed Packages kmod-bnx2.x86_64 2.2.1-1.el6_2 @anaconda-CentOS-201112091719.x86_64/6.2 kmod-bnx2fc.x86_641.0.10-1.el6_2@anaconda-CentOS-201112091719.x86_64/6.2 kmod-bnx2i.x86_64 2.7.2.1-1.el6_2 @anaconda-CentOS-201112091719.x86_64/6.2 kmod-bnx2x.x86_64 1.72.00_0-1.el6_2 @anaconda-CentOS-201112091719.x86_64/6.2 kmod-bnx2x-firmware.x86_64 1.72.00_0-1.el6_2 @anaconda-CentOS-201112091719.x86_64/6.2 kmod-cnic.x86_64 2.5.9-1.el6_2 @anaconda-CentOS-201112091719.x86_64/6.2 kmod-tg3.x86_64 3.119-2.el6_1 @base Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, kabi, refresh-packagekit, security Loading support for CentOS kernel ABI Cleaning repos: base extras updates 0 package files removed ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Latest 6.2 kernel is broken
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 :01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 36 (level, low) -> IRQ 36 > bnx2 :01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 > bnx2 :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 :01:00.0: PCI INT A disabled > bnx2: probe of :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 :01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 36 > (level, low) -> IRQ 36 > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2 :01:00.0: firmware: requesting > bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2 :01:00.0: firmware: requesting > bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-6.0.17.fw > Apr 23 17:10:03 localhost kernel: bnx2 :01:00.0: eth0: Broadcom NetXtreme > II BCM5716 1000Base-T (C0) PCI Express found at mem da00, 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 dc00 (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 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
