Difference Between Driver Revs

SteveFP — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:58:52 GMT

I am running kernel 6.17.4-1 and 6.17.4-2 on my Proxmox server. Under 6.17.4-2 I have comiled the updated Intel driver, which is 6.3.4. The compile went successfully and I was able to modinfo. When I rebooted the server the Intel E610 would come up as unitialized, as well as some addtl FCoE messaging.

Here is the log from 6.17.4-2 showing the fail:

Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0 0000:02:00.0 (uninitialized): ixgbe_check_options: FCoE Offload feature enabled
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: FCoE offload feature is not available. Disabling FCoE offload feature
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: Multiqueue Enabled: Rx Queue count = 8, Tx Queue count = 8 XDP Queue count = 0
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: 31.504 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 8.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link at 0000:00:1d.0 (capable of 63.012 Gb/s with 16.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link)
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0 eth0: MAC: 7, PHY: 27, PBA No: N42545-005
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: 20:3a:43:15:69:08
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0 eth0: Enabled Features: RxQ: 8 TxQ: 8 FdirHash vxlan_rx
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0 eth0: Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: Registered PHC device on eth0
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1 0000:02:00.1 (uninitialized): ixgbe_check_options: FCoE Offload feature enabled
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: FCoE offload feature is not available. Disabling FCoE offload feature
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: Multiqueue Enabled: Rx Queue count = 8, Tx Queue count = 8 XDP Queue count = 0
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: 31.504 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 8.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link at 0000:00:1d.0 (capable of 63.012 Gb/s with 16.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link)
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1 eth1: MAC: 7, PHY: 27, PBA No: N42545-005
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: 20:3a:43:15:69:09
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1 eth1: Enabled Features: RxQ: 8 TxQ: 8 FdirHash vxlan_rx
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1 eth1: Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: Registered PHC device on eth1
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1 enp2s0f1np1: renamed from eth1
Jan 10 12:15:00 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0 enp2s0f0np0: renamed from eth0

Here is the log from 6.17.4-1:

Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: Multiqueue Enabled: Rx Queue count = 8, Tx Queue count = 8 XDP Queue count = 0
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: 31.504 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 8.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link at 0000:00:1d.0 (capable of 63.012 Gb/s with 16.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link)
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: MAC: 7, PHY: 27, PBA No: N42545-005
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: 20:3a:43:15:69:08
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0: Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: Multiqueue Enabled: Rx Queue count = 8, Tx Queue count = 8 XDP Queue count = 0
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: 31.504 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by 8.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link at 0000:00:1d.0 (capable of 63.012 Gb/s with 16.0 GT/s PCIe x4 link)
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: MAC: 7, PHY: 27, PBA No: N42545-005
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: 20:3a:43:15:69:09
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1: Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.0 enp2s0f0: renamed from eth0
Jan 10 12:29:57 pve01 kernel: ixgbe 0000:02:00.1 enp2s0f1: renamed from eth1

I know you do not support Proxmox but essentially it is a Linux server. Why would the adapter come up unitialized? I have the full logs from both, so if there is addtl information please let me know. Just for clarity here is how I compiled the 6.3.4 driver:

root@pve1:~# wget https://github.com/intel/ethernet-linux-ixgbe/releases/download/v6.3.4/ixgbe-6.3.4.tar.gz
root@pve1:~# tar xvpf ixgbe-6.3.4.tar.gz
root@pve1:~# cd ixgbe-6.3.4/src/
root@pve1:~/ixgbe-6.3.4/src# apt install pve-headers build-essential
root@pve1:~/ixgbe-6.3.4/src# make install
root@pve1:~/ixgbe-6.3.4/src# modinfo ixgbe | head -2
filename: /lib/modules/6.17.4-2-pve/updates/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe.ko
version: 6.3.4
root@pve1:~/ixgbe-6.3.4/src# systemctl reboot

Thanks,

Steve

Re:Difference Between Driver Revs

Fikri_Intel — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:58:46 GMT

Hi Steve,

Thank you for contacting Intel.

We appreciate you reaching out to us regarding the reported issue and for the detailed follow-up.

We understand Proxmox is Linux-based, but please note that Intel only validates and supports the driver on specific operating systems listed in our official documentation:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025890/ethernet-products.html

Proxmox is not on the supported list, so we cannot guarantee compatibility or provide troubleshooting for that environment.

For best results, we recommend using one of the officially supported distributions. For example, we have tested the ixgbe 6.3.4 driver successfully under Ubuntu, which is listed as supported.

If you have an Intel Premier Account, we recommend opening an IPS case for further assistance: https://premiersupport.intel.com

We will proceed with closing this thread, and this thread will no longer be monitored.

Regards,

FIkri_Intel

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