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8 Replies Last post: Mar 3, 2009 12:22 PM by HSpeirs  

Intel Pro/1000 CT Desktop + ESXi U3 - No Claim... posted: Jan 9, 2009 9:54 PM

Click to view jasonjm's profile Novice 4 posts since
Dec 29, 2008
I just picked up three CTs (OEM Intel PCIe GB Desktop adapters).

::Discontinued/End Of Life::
From this document it seems the MT line is being EOL'ed. The CT will be the new card. For those not in the know, the CT is a Single Port PCIe GB Nic.
(http://content.intel.pcnalert.com/dm/d.aspx/8D1E3830-BB6D-4E0A-9A04-D05A222FDE3C/PCN108768-00.pdf)

::CT Controller::
The Card is based on the low-power Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller (http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/adapters/gigabit-ct/gigabit-ct-overview.htm)

::Base Driver::
On Intel's linux download site it says:
The e1000e.x.x.x.x.tar.gz is designed to work with the Intel® 82571/2/3/4 PCI-E family of gigabit adapters and 82566/7 controllers.
This driver includes support for Itanium® 2-based and Intel® EM64T systems.
If your adapter/connection is not an 82571, 82572, 82573, 82574, 82566 or 82567-based you should use one of the following drivers.
  • igb-x.x.x.tar.gz driver supports all Intel® 82575/6-based gigabit network adapters/connections.
  • e1000-x.x.x.tar.gz driver supports all Intel® 8254x-based PCI and PCI-X gigabit network adapters/connections.
(http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=3025&DwnldID=15817&strOSs=39&OSFullName=Linux*&lang=eng)

::Other Info::
Having said that, the CT Desktop's have a PCI Device ID of 8086:10d3

::Issue::
The issue I'm having is even if modifying oem.tgz and forcing the load of either: igb, igbxe, or e1000 the driver/kernel cannot find nor 'claim' any compatible device id. This is from watching the .so driver load up and iterate through all the device ids it can think of. Most likely the e1000 driver should be most compatible but it isn't.

Any ideas on how to get this single PCIe card to work?

Click to view Dave.Mishchenko's profile Guru 8,948 posts since
Nov 15, 2005
Welcome to the VMware Community forums. If a NIC requires the e1000e driver as it appears to be the case with your NICs then it will not work with the e1000 or other Intel drivers that come with ESX(i). This NIC would require Intel / VMware to compile an e1000e version of the driver for ESX(i).
Click to view Dave.Mishchenko's profile Guru 8,948 posts since
Nov 15, 2005
Nice job. Could I get a copy of the oem.tgz file? I'd like to post that on my site.
Click to view bmaster001's profile Lurker 4 posts since
Feb 26, 2009
I'm trying to install esxi to an hp dc7900 which has a network card with an intel 82567 chip. Using the oem.tgz on Dave's site helps recognizing the sata controller, but the network card isn't detected. It requires the same driver (e1000e) but I think an updated one. The PCI ID for that networkcard is 8086:10de. Can someone explain me how to get an updated e1000e.o file? I tried compiling it myself from the sources downloaded from the intel site, but that doesn't work of course...

Edit: never mind - I'm reading the comments on Dave's site, and it seems like people are already working on it...

Click to view olor's profile Enthusiast 46 posts since
May 20, 2008
Hello.

Sorry for a stupid question but were is a Dave`s site?
Could you give a url?

Re: Intel Pro/1000 CT Desktop + ESXi U3 - No Claim...

7. Mar 3, 2009 12:22 PM in response to: olor
Click to view Dave.Mishchenko's profile Guru 8,948 posts since
Nov 15, 2005
www.vm-help.com

Re: Intel Pro/1000 CT Desktop + ESXi U3 - No Claim...

8. Mar 3, 2009 12:22 PM in response to: olor
Click to view HSpeirs's profile Enthusiast 36 posts since
Jul 28, 2006
Dave's Site is at: http://www.vm-help.com

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