Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files

2008-06-18 Thread Ernesto Hernandez-Novich
I'm currently having issues with a Broadcom Netxtreme II 5708 card when used with Xen on Debian Etch. Basically, using kernel 2.6.18 it works, but as soon as either a bridge or a routed network under Xen is started, it stops receiven packages. The servers (cause they are many) must remain using

Re: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files

2008-06-18 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Ernesto Hernandez-Novich said: I'm currently having issues with a Broadcom Netxtreme II 5708 card when used with Xen on Debian Etch. Basically, using kernel 2.6.18 it works, but as soon as either a bridge or a routed network under Xen is started, it stops receiven

Re: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files

2008-06-18 Thread Ernesto Hernandez-Novich
On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 16:01 +0100, Stephen Gran wrote: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) /etc/network/interfaces: post-up ethtool -K eth0 tx off Fixes it here. Been there, done that, doesnt't work for these machines. The

Re: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files

2008-06-18 Thread Steve Kemp
On Wed Jun 18, 2008 at 10:41:13 -0430, Ernesto Hernandez-Novich wrote: Been there, done that, doesnt't work for these machines. The problem has to do with the interaction of the card with IBM's IPMI controller, and requires the latest Broadcom drivers. What you want to do is install the

NetXtreme II BCM5708 and bridging (was: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files)

2008-06-18 Thread Florian Ernst
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:41:13AM -0430, Ernesto Hernandez-Novich wrote: On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 16:01 +0100, Stephen Gran wrote: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) /etc/network/interfaces: post-up ethtool -K eth0 tx off

Re: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files

2008-06-18 Thread Bastian Blank
On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:14:33AM -0430, Ernesto Hernandez-Novich wrote: Is there a document or package I could follow as an example? Put the modules into /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates. Bastian -- Another dream that failed. There's nothing sadder. -- Kirk, This side of

Re: NetXtreme II BCM5708 and bridging (was: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files)

2008-06-18 Thread Ernesto Hernandez-Novich
On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 17:46 +0200, Florian Ernst wrote: We were able to work around this issue by disabling the IPMI management portion of the firmware via a DOS tool as described on http://mywiki.ncsa.uiuc.edu/wiki/Dell_PE1950_NIC_Firmware_Workaround when all other approaches had failed. This

Re: Packaging a module that overwrites kernel-provided files

2008-06-18 Thread Ernesto Hernandez-Novich
On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 17:47 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:14:33AM -0430, Ernesto Hernandez-Novich wrote: Is there a document or package I could follow as an example? Put the modules into /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates. So, if I have bnx2.ko there and also in