Dear Folks,
I use an AsrockRack ROMED8-2T mobo with EPYC 7451 CPU and running Proxmox VE for virtualization.
This mobo has a dual Intel X550-T2 NIC onboard which has an old firmware from 2018.
The shipped NIC firmware is 1.93 80000AEE 05/25/2018.
The latest on official Intel site is 3.15 80001373 11/10/2020.
I mailed to AsrockRack support one month ago how can I update the firmware but the first question was why i want to update?
So I would like to use the SR-IOV function for KVM guest and bridge mode for LXC but this does not work at the same time with the old firmware, but will work with latest firmwares.
After a long exchange of letters with support stayed in to try the official update.
So I follow the Intel official method I used the UEFI tools.
# nvmupdate64e -u -b -l -o update.xml -c nvmupdate.cfg
Intel(R) Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVMUpdate version 1.35.42.7
Copyright (C) 2013 - 2020 Intel Corporation.
Config file read.
Inventory
[00:098:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
Flash inventory started.
Shadow RAM inventory started.
Shadow RAM inventory finished.
Flash inventory finished.
OROM inventory started.
OROM inventory finished.
[00:098:00:01]: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
Device already inventoried.
Update
[00:098:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
Creating backup images in directory: D05099DB878F.
Backup images created.
Flash update started.
|======================[100%]======================|
NVM verification started.
Shadow RAM verification started.
|======================[100%]======================|
Shadow RAM verification finished.
Flash verification started.
|======================[100%]======================|
Flash verification finished.
NVM verification finished.
Flash update successful.
Update security revisions
[00:098:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
Skipping update minimum security revisions.
Checking update availability for next tool run.
Post update inventory
[00:098:00:00]: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
Flash inventory started.
Flash inventory finished.
OROM inventory started.
OROM inventory finished.
[00:098:00:01]: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
Device already inventoried.
Power Cycle is required to complete the update process.
The update.xml content is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DeviceUpdate lang="en">
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1563" subdevice="1563" subvendor="1849" bus="98" dev="0" func="0" PBA="000000-000" port_id="Port 1 of 2" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2">
<Module type="PXE" version="2.4.44" previous_version="2.4.32" display="">
<Status result="Success" id="0">All operations completed successfully.</Status>
</Module>
<Module type="EFI" version="7.8.13" previous_version="7.0.19" display="">
<Status result="Success" id="0">All operations completed successfully.</Status>
</Module>
<Module type="NVM" version="80001373" previous_version="80000AEE" display="">
<Status result="Success" id="0">All operations completed successfully.</Status>
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">Intel (r) Ethernet Controller X550</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="D05099DB878F">
</MAC>
<AltMAC address="D05099DB878F">
</AltMAC>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<Instance vendor="8086" device="1563" subdevice="1563" subvendor="1849" bus="98" dev="0" func="1" PBA="000000-000" port_id="Port 2 of 2" display="Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2">
<Module type="PXE" version="2.4.44" previous_version="2.4.32" display="">
<Status result="Success" id="0">All operations completed successfully.</Status>
</Module>
<Module type="EFI" version="7.8.13" previous_version="7.0.19" display="">
<Status result="Success" id="0">All operations completed successfully.</Status>
</Module>
<Module type="NVM" version="80001373" previous_version="80000AEE" display="">
<Status result="Success" id="0">All operations completed successfully.</Status>
</Module>
<VPD>
<VPDField type="String">Intel (r) Ethernet Controller X550</VPDField>
</VPD>
<MACAddresses>
<MAC address="D05099DB8790">
</MAC>
<AltMAC address="D05099DB8790">
</AltMAC>
</MACAddresses>
</Instance>
<NextUpdateAvailable> 0 </NextUpdateAvailable>
<RebootRequired> 0 </RebootRequired>
<PowerCycleRequired> 1 </PowerCycleRequired>
</DeviceUpdate>
I did the power cycle and started the Proxmox. The NIC recognized and the linux kernel module loaded successful.
# ethtool -i enp98s0f0
driver: ixgbe
version: 5.1.0-k
firmware-version: 0x80001373, 1.2203.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:62:00.0
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes
# ethtool -i enp98s0f1
driver: ixgbe
version: 5.1.0-k
firmware-version: 0x80001373, 1.2203.0
expansion-rom-version:
bus-info: 0000:62:00.1
supports-statistics: yes
supports-test: yes
supports-eeprom-access: yes
supports-register-dump: yes
supports-priv-flags: yes
However the port0 working fine BUT the port1 has no link. Both worked before update.
Now only port0 has link, I double checked the cables and switch (NETGEAR GS110EMX).
# ethtool enp98s0f0
Settings for enp98s0f0:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
10000baseT/Full
Supported pause frame use: Symmetric
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Supported FEC modes: Not reported
Advertised link modes: 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
10000baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
Speed: 10000Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
MDI-X: Unknown
Supports Wake-on: umbg
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
drv probe link
Link detected: yes
# ethtool enp98s0f1
Settings for enp98s0f1:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
10000baseT/Full
Supported pause frame use: Symmetric
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Supported FEC modes: Not reported
Advertised link modes: 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
10000baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
Speed: Unknown!
Duplex: Unknown! (255)
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
MDI-X: Unknown
Supports Wake-on: umbg
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
drv probe link
Link detected: no
I checked the firmware again and seems it's fine:
# nvmcheck64e /DEVICES
Intel(R) NVM Integrity Verification Tool
Nvmcheck version 1.35.57.00
QV SDK version 2.35.57.00
Copyright(C) 2012 - 2020 Intel Corporation.
NIC B/D/F Ven-Dev MAC ENA Branding string
=== ========= ========= ============ === ======================================
1) 098/00/00 8086-1563 D05099DB878F YES Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
2) 098/00/01 8086-1563 D05099DB8790 YES Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X550-T2
# nvmcheck64e /NIC=1 /VERIFY
Intel(R) NVM Integrity Verification Tool
Nvmcheck version 1.35.57.00
QV SDK version 2.35.57.00
Copyright(C) 2012 - 2020 Intel Corporation.
NVM module: Option ROM.
NVM Integrity verification PASSED.
NVM module: PHY Firmware.
NVM Integrity verification PASSED.
NVM module: EMP image.
NVM Integrity verification PASSED.
# nvmcheck64e /NIC=2 /VERIFY
Intel(R) NVM Integrity Verification Tool
Nvmcheck version 1.35.57.00
QV SDK version 2.35.57.00
Copyright(C) 2012 - 2020 Intel Corporation.
NVM module: Option ROM.
NVM Integrity verification PASSED.
NVM module: PHY Firmware.
NVM Integrity verification PASSED.
NVM module: EMP image.
NVM Integrity verification PASSED.
Intel diagnostic tool port0 and port1:
I made a backup from the old firmware, but the update tool said "Rollback blocked". So I can't rollback to the old version.
I tried firmware update on Windows10 too but same story.
Any idea? How I can revive the link? I know this is a 3rd party issue but AsrockRack said only solution is RMA and they will flash back the old firmware but I would like to avoid it because this is a long procedure for me and my system is a massive watercooling build very hard to dissassemble.
Best Regards,
Dolpa
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