Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element CMCM2FB i219-LM detected but not working

A Former User

Hi.

Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element CMCM2FB i219-LM detected but not working.

New pfSense user here.
Running latest version: 2.5.1 VGA

Just got a NUC Element with dual lan. The i219-LM is detected but not working. It is not listed as an option in pfSense. The i211-AT works.
Since pfSense is new to me and I'm learning, I tried to do some research and I believe the i219-LM works for most people, but as far as I can tell I have a new chip ID that maybe is not listed in pfSense. I'm not sure, but is that why it's not working properly?

In another post I found the diagnose command to list all my hardware, and my i219-LM is listed as none@... etc with the following details.

class=0x020000
card=0x30098086
chip=0x15fb8086
rev=0x20
hdr=0x00

I found this commit (MFC r361805: em(4): Add support for Comet Lake Mobile Platform)
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/commit/cb0be6ff0d5b8c5d572320d4119f490eaa13f67a#diff-bd69b222290cabe4b316c3e40de68f277ef3a723d8109552efa4e0387c701731

and I can't find my ID in none of the files. Maybe it is new.

So I'm wondering, if the chip=0x15fb8086 is added, will it work as normal?

I really appreciate any help. Let me know if there is anything I can do.

If you are interested in more details about the NUC Element unit:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/209768/intel-nuc-pro-chassis-element-cmcm2fb/specifications.html

Thanks.

NollipfSense

@spacebar If it's detected, you're halfway to getting it working ... did you try tuning the hardware? See below:

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/hardware/tune.html

A Former User

@nollipfsense said in Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element CMCM2FB i219-LM detected but not working:

@spacebar If it's detected, you're halfway to getting it working ... did you try tuning the hardware? See below:

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/hardware/tune.html

Hi @NollipfSense , and thanks for your reply.

I have not tried to tune it yet.

I can not see the card in Interface assignments, but I am able to see the card as none@... with the diagnostic command.

Will a tune make the card show up in pfSense interfaces, or is a tune only for a card that is already listed under interfaces.

stephenw10

It is in the FreeBSD source:
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/blob/main/sys/dev/e1000/e1000_hw.h#L164

But not in 12 stable. It will likely arrive in pfSense at some point but isn't supported currently.

Steve

A Former User

@stephenw10 Thank you. I'll keep an eye on future updates.