Comments on: Intel’s new NIC 82563EB http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/ oh you want the time travel spinning head? Tue, 22 May 2012 01:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jeremie http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-24963 Jeremie Thu, 22 May 2008 16:16:46 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-24963 Hello, I just would like to inform people that the latest version of e1000 drivers published on intel web site doesn't work on 82563EB controlers. 7.615 version is for me the only version working. I have been waiting for insersion of the driver into 2.6.25 version but it wont be. 8.0.1 version (lastest) shows the same problem on the controler. Hello,

I just would like to inform people that the latest version of e1000 drivers published on intel web site doesn’t work on 82563EB controlers.
7.615 version is for me the only version working. I have been waiting for insersion of the driver into 2.6.25 version but it wont be.
8.0.1 version (lastest) shows the same problem on the controler.

]]> By: toobitz http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-15734 toobitz Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:16:10 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-15734 Thanks a lot for this ISO - it too saved me a lot of time and grey hair ;-) Thanks a lot for this ISO – it too saved me a lot of time and grey hair ;-)

]]> By: dpk http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-12226 dpk Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:31:22 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-12226 I don't recall the exact steps I used, but those instructions for the Areca RAID were used as a baseline. It basically involved adding a .udeb to the ISO, to be used by the installer, adding the file to the initrd filesystem, and then I think I set it up to be installed along with the default kernel. That was the same server this was built for, the R253. Silicon Mechanics is indeed great. I don’t recall the exact steps I used, but those instructions for the Areca RAID were used as a baseline. It basically involved adding a .udeb to the ISO, to be used by the installer, adding the file to the initrd filesystem, and then I think I set it up to be installed along with the default kernel.

That was the same server this was built for, the R253. Silicon Mechanics is indeed great.

]]> By: Travis http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-12225 Travis Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:24:27 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-12225 Thank you SO much for posting this ISO. Starting a server build-out Friday night with no tech support available was making me very worried until I found this post. You are a lifesaver. Any chance you can post detailed instructions on making that ISO? I haven't ever done anything like that and it'd be a useful skill to have. Also, who is your primary system vendor that you mentioned? I was doing the build-out on a iServ R253 server from Silicon Mechanics (www.siliconmechanics.com). They rock by the way. Thank you SO much for posting this ISO. Starting a server build-out Friday night with no tech support available was making me very worried until I found this post. You are a lifesaver. Any chance you can post detailed instructions on making that ISO? I haven’t ever done anything like that and it’d be a useful skill to have. Also, who is your primary system vendor that you mentioned? I was doing the build-out on a iServ R253 server from Silicon Mechanics (www.siliconmechanics.com). They rock by the way.

]]> By: Dirk http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-12156 Dirk Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:09:38 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-12156 Hi, I've also struggled with the 82563EB. After some fiddling around, I found out that the drivers provided by the e1000 sourceforge project where my best option. The other drivers wouldn't compile (Debian amd64 / 2.6.18). http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 Hi,

I’ve also struggled with the 82563EB. After some fiddling around, I found out that the drivers provided by the e1000 sourceforge project where my best option. The other drivers wouldn’t compile (Debian amd64 / 2.6.18).

http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000

]]> By: Sergey Vlasov http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-12037 Sergey Vlasov Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:26:04 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-12037 What PCI ID does this thing have? Apparently 82563EB is just a PHY chip which is connected to the "Kumeran interface port of the 631xESB/632xESB I/O Controller Hub" - so you really need to look for ESB2 support. And seems that ESB2 is supported even in 2.6.17: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6418ecc68e1d9416451b6f78ebb2c0b077e0abf2 The diff seems to mention 82563 too. Added PCI IDs are 1096, 1098 and 10B9. What PCI ID does this thing have?

Apparently 82563EB is just a PHY chip which is connected to the “Kumeran interface port of the 631xESB/632xESB I/O Controller Hub” – so you really need to look for ESB2 support. And seems that ESB2 is supported even in 2.6.17:

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6418ecc68e1d9416451b6f78ebb2c0b077e0abf2

The diff seems to mention 82563 too. Added PCI IDs are 1096, 1098 and 10B9.

]]> By: Steffen http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-11633 Steffen Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:50:37 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-11633 Just checked with http://www.kernel.org/ and found that the e1000 driver didn#t make it into 2.6.17.13. I cannot spot it in the 2.6.18-rc* shortlogs either... which means that homegrown kernels are still en vogue, or one would have to pick up some old eepro100 or the like to perform CD installs... Just checked with http://www.kernel.org/ and found that the e1000 driver didn#t make it into 2.6.17.13. I cannot spot it in the 2.6.18-rc* shortlogs either… which means that homegrown kernels are still en vogue, or one would have to pick up some old eepro100 or the like to perform CD installs…

]]> By: raccoon http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-11470 raccoon Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:01:52 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-11470 Thanks alot, I've pulled my hair over this new server for a good 30 minutes - and you saved me from getting completely bald! Thanks alot, I’ve pulled my hair over this new server for a good 30 minutes – and you saved me from getting completely bald!

]]> By: dpk http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-11196 dpk Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:46:15 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-11196 Yeah, that's the one. It doesn't explicitly state it supports the 82563EB chip, while it does list a whole bunch of other chips, I think that's why I missed it while I was looking for it. Yeah, that’s the one. It doesn’t explicitly state it supports the 82563EB chip, while it does list a whole bunch of other chips, I think that’s why I missed it while I was looking for it.

]]> By: Steffen http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-11194 Steffen Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:31:09 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-11194 Here's the URL of the package (works again): http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-support/9180/eng/e1000-7.2.7.tar.gz Here’s the URL of the package (works again):

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/df-support/9180/eng/e1000-7.2.7.tar.gz

]]> By: Steffen http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-11176 Steffen Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:14:23 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-11176 This isn't true anymore - Intel's got the 7.2.7 version out. Here's a page that worked yesterday: http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-006120.htm - just follow the link to the Linux Base Driver. http://downloadfinder.intel.com/ is some URL to remember. This isn’t true anymore – Intel’s got the 7.2.7 version out.
Here’s a page that worked yesterday:
http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-006120.htm
- just follow the link to the Linux Base Driver.
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/ is some URL to remember.

]]> By: ronald http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-11163 ronald Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:25:43 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-11163 Thanks for posting the .iso. It saved me a *lot* of time. Thanks for posting the .iso. It saved me a *lot* of time.

]]> By: rone http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82563eb/comment-page-1/#comment-10960 rone Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:31:09 +0000 http://dpk.net/2006/08/09/intels-new-nic-82536eb/#comment-10960 Intel can go right to hell. Intel can go right to hell.

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