Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:08:29 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: Steven Hartland <steven@multiplay.co.uk> Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Intel XL710 NVM updating and driver version Message-ID: <CAJ-VmomPKLhk3gE4sEVGrH_vAE%2BqEFYkxV-fBqsvJ9dcDvxiZw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56422520.9000906@multiplay.co.uk> References: <56422520.9000906@multiplay.co.uk>
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Intel are currently finishing up a freebsd version of the firmware update tool. Expect it in a month or two. (I am, because I have fortville hardware I can't use atm. :( ) -a On 10 November 2015 at 09:10, Steven Hartland <steven@multiplay.co.uk> wrote: > The driver in head is outputting a warning to /var/log/messages: > ixl0: The driver for the device detected an older version of the NVM image > than expected. > Please update the NVM image. > > Having spent 30mins searching for the FreeBSD utility to perform said update > I'm hitting a dead end so looking for advice on where to find this? > > While searching for this I found that the latest driver on Intel's site is > 1.4.8 > <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25160/Network-Adapter-Driver-for-PCI-E-40-Gigabit-Network-Connections-under-FreeBSD->, > in a file named 1.4.5 > <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/downloads/eula/25160/Network-Adapter-Driver-for-PCI-E-40-Gigabit-Network-Connections-under-FreeBSD-?httpDown=https%3A%2F%2Fdownloadmirror.intel.com%2F25160%2Feng%2Fixl-1.4.5.tar.gz>; > and reporting 1.4.5 so it looks like the wrong version was uploaded on > Intel's download site. > > The driver in HEAD is only 1.4.3 so the next question is there a reason HEAD > is behind? > > Regards > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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