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Will get to this shortly. |
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We have released kmod-e1000e-3.8.4-3.el7_9.elrepo.x86_64.rpm. It was built against the el7.9 kernel. Feedback welcome. |
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Shouldn't it be built against 3.10.0-1160.6.1.el7.x86_64? |
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Sorry, I think I got confused. We would use this rpm as a `inst.dd` parameter for PXE boot. This means that we could only test it if it matches the ISO kernel version, which is `3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64` |
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Right, the driver is installed in /lib/modules/3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64/extra/e1000e/e1000e.ko but it is weak-linked against newer kernels including the current kernel 3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7. |
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Hi djuarezg, Just curious why you are unable to use the distro kernel driver for e1000e (why you need kmod-e1000e)? We had deprecated kmod-e1000e in favour of the distro driver (hence why it probably wasn't initially built for el7.9), but if there is a valid use case, would be great to know. Thanks |
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Hi pperry: https://forums.centos.org/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=75506 We do have a model with a specific network card that is only supported from C8, hence the need for this driver update. One option is getting it directly into the initrd (but I have failed to do so even if it now recognises the card by replacing the driver), another option is to use a "dud" with this rpm. |
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Acknowledged - thank you. Let us know if you also need a DUD for the driver, and I'm sure toracat can knock one up for you :-) |
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It would be great to have it as well so I can go and test these machines, apparently my colleague's tests show adding the given rpm through `inst.dd` is not enough. I could invest some time preparing the dud myself but having the upstream one would help. |
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The script we use to make the dud iso image from the kmod packages is here, if you'd like to have a go yourself: https://github.com/elrepo/elrepo-scripts Just place the binary and source kmod packages in a dir along with the script and run the script. |
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I tried using a inst.dd=http://....iso, or directly with the rpm but it does not seem to be picked up. My other alternative was taking the .ko file, putting it into the initrd as in https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/578636/centos-7-6-initrd-img-not-loading-updated-driver, but still no luck. With the second approach at least modprobe e1000e does show something. Screenshot_8.jpg (118,348 bytes) |
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Using USB keys or anything local is not an easy option here, just for the record, it involves going into restricted areas. Hence my obsession with using just PXE installations. |
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@djuarezg I'm going to make a DUD iso image for you shortly. |
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@djuarezg dd-e1000e-3.8.4-3.el7_9.elrepo.iso will appear in https://elrepo.org/linux/dud/el7/x86_64/ or on a mirror site near you soon. |
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Closing as 'resolved'. If there is any problem, feel free to reopen or start a new report. |
- Anonymous
