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    XXV710-DA2 Driver Issue - Firmware Newer Log Note

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      sheen73 @sheen73
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      @sheen73

      And now that i tried a DAC cable, LAN options opened up. It dint connect, but out spf+ transceiver back in and it did.

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      23.05.1-RELEASE (amd64) on 6100 MAX / Arris S33 Spectrum / Ubiquiti Networks 8-Port UniFi Switch, Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch with SFP, 150W (US-8-150W) / Unifi U6LR

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Hmm, curious. I wouldn't expect the reported media types to differ if the module is identical. 🤔

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          sheen73 @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10
          Sorry, probably confusing things. On LAN I had same transceiver as WAN, tried a DAC cable that came in yesterday, set connection rate before inserting DAC to 10GBase. Couldnt get it to connect, when I put the transceiver back in it displayed the new speed options. They are gone now after reboot, I assume just carry over from the DAC options.

          23.05.1-RELEASE (amd64) on 6100 MAX / Arris S33 Spectrum / Ubiquiti Networks 8-Port UniFi Switch, Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch with SFP, 150W (US-8-150W) / Unifi U6LR

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Hmm, that's also interesting. Usually DAC cables give you far fewer media options. Often only one.
            I've not tested any 25G NICs personally though so behaviour there may differ.

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              sheen73 @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10

              Thanks for all your help! (i posted this response on wrong thread hehe.)

              I ended up buying a 6100, been using pfsense for years and wanted to contribute. I will mess with my home built router and see if I can get it working the way I want but ill probably use it for something else if the 6100 performs the way I hope it should.

              Thanks again.

              P.S. how can i get the 6 reputation points so I can edit my signature?

              23.05.1-RELEASE (amd64) on 6100 MAX / Arris S33 Spectrum / Ubiquiti Networks 8-Port UniFi Switch, Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch with SFP, 150W (US-8-150W) / Unifi U6LR

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                You have the required rep now. I removed those rogue posts from the other thread.

                You certainly see 2.5G through the 6100. Let us know how it goes.

                Steve

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                  sheen73 @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10
                  Thank you sir, will do.

                  23.05.1-RELEASE (amd64) on 6100 MAX / Arris S33 Spectrum / Ubiquiti Networks 8-Port UniFi Switch, Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch with SFP, 150W (US-8-150W) / Unifi U6LR

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                    Setarcos @sheen73
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                    @sheen73 said in XXV710-DA2 Driver Issue - Firmware Newer Log Note:

                    I am also concerned because the supported media only reflects 10 base-sr where the XXV710-DA2 is 1/10/25. So wanted to eliminate the driver issue 1st. Thoughts? Should i downgrade firmware? To which version?

                    ixl1: <Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25GbE SFP28 - 2.3.3-k> mem *removed* at device 0.1 on pci1
                    ixl1: fw 9.120.73026 api 1.15 nvm 9.20 etid 8000d89c oem 1.269.0
                    ixl1: The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image than expected.
                    ixl1: Please install the most recent version of the network driver.
                    

                    I similarly haven't found much in the way of useful info to try to match up the ideal NVM version with the native FreeBSD ixl driver for my X710-based NIC that more or less is handled the same, and dug into the driver source to see what it considers to be too new. The driver itself is looking at the API version to determine this (1.15 in your case for nvm version 9.20)

                    Per current FreeBSD main (14.0 pre-release), the latest commits would be compatible with this NVM API version 1.5:
                    https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/e1353dcb63bbdb33be6a907ed6236c120518129e/sys/dev/ixl/if_ixl.c#L592 and https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/sys/dev/ixl/i40e_adminq_cmd.h#L45

                    However, 23.05 is based on 14.0-CURRENT@0c59e0b4e581, which is an older build which is likely only compatible up to API version 1.4 (https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blame/1d9722de6f90c3edf286b077938bfa696e728d6c/sys/dev/ixl/i40e_adminq_cmd.h). I have yet to find a table that maps the NVM version with the API version, but this must exist somewhere...

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                    • SetarcosS
                      Setarcos @Setarcos
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                      A few more web searches, and it looks like the NVM API version changed from 1.14 to 1.15 as of NVM version 8.50. NVM version 8.40 would be the latest compatible, but Intel's download site for the FreeBSD NVM package jumps from version 8.30 to 8.50, so they likely pulled 8.40 for some reason.

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                        sheen73 @Setarcos
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                        @Setarcos

                        Thanks for this! I will have to check it out.

                        23.05.1-RELEASE (amd64) on 6100 MAX / Arris S33 Spectrum / Ubiquiti Networks 8-Port UniFi Switch, Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch with SFP, 150W (US-8-150W) / Unifi U6LR

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