Intel X550-T2 ROLLBACK BLOCKED - NO ASPM with NVM Firmware v3.70

[blinton]

I’m using the original Intel X550-T2 network adapter in my Proxmox server. However, after updating to firmware version 3.70, ASPM is no longer functioning. I have the original firmware backup, but I’m unable to perform a rollback due to restrictions.

Without ASPM, the X550-T2 is consuming excessive power (12-13W), which is unacceptable given the latest firmware update compared to the stock manufacturing firmware (I believe version 1.0.0) I purchased at a high price.

Here’s the log from my attempt to perform the rollback:

Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.42.8.0
Copyright(C) 2013 - 2024 Intel Corporation.

./nvmupdate64e -r -m ECE7A70F6F90 -l rollback.log 

Config file read.
Inventory
[00:001:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
	Flash inventory started.
	Shadow RAM inventory started.
	Shadow RAM inventory finished.
	Flash inventory finished.
	OROM inventory started.
	OROM inventory finished.
Update
[00:001:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
	Flash: Rollback blocked - skipping update.
Update security revisions
[00:001:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
	Skipping update minimum security revisions.
Update VPD with VPD template
[00:001:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550-T2
	Skipping VPD update with VPD template.

[blinton]

Anyone ? Is this Forum dead ?

Just fyi, without Intel X550-T2, my proxmox server has a power consumption of 21 W idle. (i3-13100, 1 SSD Lexar NM790 2TB, 1 HDD WD Red Pro 8TB and internal NIC Realtek 2.5 GbE, nothing more, all aspm turned on via BIOS and linux, incl powertop and cpu governor to powersave).

As soon as the X550-T2 is in on a PCIe 4.0 x4 slot, without ethernet wires connected, the server idles at 40 W, as the X550-T2 starts blocking ASPM also for other devices without providing any value to the server...

If I turn on the VM where X550-T2 is fully passed through (OVMF, PCIe), the server idles at 32 W (no eth wires connected), strange.

I hope Intel fixes the ASPM issue very soon.