Intel 2.5GbE LAN chip not recognized

[leonardorame]

Hi, I'm building a TrueNAS Core 12.0 U4 for a customer on a machine with a gaming motherboard AORUS B560M PRO AX.

This motherboard comes with an onboard Intel 2.5GbE nic that doesn't seems to be recognized.

Code:

pciconf -lv
...
none6@pci0:3:0:0    class=0x020000 card=0xe0001458 chip=0x15f38086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
class = network
subclass = ethernet
...

(I had to type that on another machine).

It didn't show anything else.

Can anyone help me bringing this nic up?.

 

[leonardorame]

Here are the drivers for that motherboard:

B560M AORUS PRO AX (rev. 1.x) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

As usual, only Windows drivers found. At leat it says the NIC is an Intel i225

 

[leonardorame]

Whell, here are the drivers for this NIC, it says FreeBSD is supported.

Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack

This download installs version 26.6 of the Intel® Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack for supported OS versions.

downloadcenter.intel.com

Now let's see how to copy it to the TrueNAS installer.

 

[leonardorame]

According to this: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D30668 it looks like *TODAY* it was accepted to be included in FreeBSD 13-CURRENT, so, I must wait a while for it to land in TrueNAS.

 

[jgreco]

You're building a server for a customer out of a gaming mainboard?

 

[leonardorame]

You're building a server for a customer out of a gaming mainboard?

Yes, this is a cheap server we can build with the very limited budget our customer provided.

The machine is an Intel i5 10gen, 16gig ram, 3 x WD20EFRX hdds, 1 HP 128gb SDD, the Gigabyte AORUS mother and a beautiful case, everything for less than u$s 1000.

 

[Ericloewe]

I'm sorry, but that it nonsense. The motherboard is close in price to an X11SCL-F, which would be a practical upgrade if not a paper upgrade. Replace the i5 with an i3 or a Xeon for proper ECC support, depending on real needs, and it would have been a much better choice.

 

[leonardorame]

There's a shortage of hardware here in Argentina, the best I've found in that price range is the Gigabyte motherboard. SuperMicro is extremely expensive here, and only a couple of options are available.

 

[leonardorame]

Hi, I was able to build the igc driver and now it's working on true nas (https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/intel-ethernet-controller-i225-v-not-supported-yet.80991/).

 

[Dragonlove]

Hi, I was able to build the igc driver and now it's working on true nas (https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/intel-ethernet-controller-i225-v-not-supported-yet.80991/).

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Is there an easy way to install this for a person that isn't that mutch into Linux?

 

[Ericloewe]

Not that this is Linux, but the correct approach is to file a feature request, since the driver seems to be somewhat stable now, to make sure it gets pulled into TrueNAS in a timely fashion.

 

[leonardorame]

Is there an easy way to install this for a person that isn't that mutch into Linux?

No, first of all you must compile the driver, then copy it to an usb stick then from it to the server.

But, there are good news!, yesterday I talked to one of the TrueNAS developers and he told me in a couple of weeks there will be a new release 12-U6 containing all the new Intel drivers.

 

[Dragonlove]

No, first of all you must compile the driver, then copy it to an usb stick then from it to the server.

But, there are good news!, yesterday I talked to one of the TrueNAS developers and he told me in a couple of weeks there will be a new release 12-U6 containing all the new Intel drivers.

That is great news

 

[Dragonlove]

Not that this is Linux, but the correct approach is to file a feature request, since the driver seems to be somewhat stable now, to make sure it gets pulled into TrueNAS in a timely fashion.

I know, but to my understanding it is based on FreeBSD and Linux, or isn't that correct?

 

[Ericloewe]

TrueNAS Core, which is relevant to this thread, is FreeBSD. TrueNAS Scale is Linux.