Bug#466401: linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64: Hewlett-Packard NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit NIC not supported
Package: linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64
Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17
Severity: important
The Hewlett-Packard NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit NIC is not supported by the standard Debian kernel.
Here is the lspci output concerning that card:
0d:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 06)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 98
Memory at fdce0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at fdcc0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at 5000 [size=32]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 1c-1e-48-ff-ff-c4-1c-00
0d:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 06)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
Memory at fdca0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at fdc80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at 5020 [size=32]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 1c-1e-48-ff-ff-c4-1c-00
0e:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 06)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 154
Memory at fdde0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at fddc0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at 6000 [size=32]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 1e-1e-48-ff-ff-c4-1c-00
0e:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 06)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC364T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 162
Memory at fdda0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Memory at fdd80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at 6020 [size=32]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 1e-1e-48-ff-ff-c4-1c-00
The e1000 driver, even loaded manually doesn't recognize the card. A latest e1000 driver from the Intel Web site does support this card.
It would be important to add that support in the stable debian kernel.
TIA,
Bruno.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-telco-amd64
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64 depends on:
ii cor 5.97-5.3 The GNU core utilities
ii deb 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration management sy
ii e2f 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.11.14+dfsg-2etch1 ext2 file system utilities and lib
ii ini 0.85h tools for generating an initramfs
ii mod 3.3-pre4-2 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64 recommends no packages.
-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/initrd-2.6.18-5-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.18-5-amd64: false
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.18-5-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.18-5-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.18-5-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.18-5-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.18-5-amd64: true
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.18-5-amd64: false
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.18-5-amd64:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.18-5-amd64/preinst/abort-install-2.6.18-5-amd64:
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