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i210 Gigabit issue !!!

KVunn
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Hi Guys,

Looking for some help/inputs in sorting this issue. Basically trying to force 1000Mb/s with the intel i210 nic using the ethtool utility. command was "ethtool -s eth5 speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off". Ensured that link partner is capable of 1000Mb/s and using the cat5e cable. It works fine for 100Mb/s. With the default code, it was NOT working and when I collect the ethtool statistics ; it shows speed/duplex as "unknown".

 

Later tweaked the kernel (3.12 - igb driver) code in the below sequence by configuring these registers with the below values .

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E1000_82580_PHY_POWER_MGMT (0x0E14) -> 0x00000000

E1000_CTRL_EXT (0x0018) -> 0x10000000

PHY Register 0 -> 0x4140

PHY Register 9 -> 0x1e00

PHY Register 16 -> 0x5f70

mac->forced_speed_duplex = ADVERTISE_1000_FULL;

phy_reset

reset link/reset adapters

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Looking for some input on validating the above sequence !!! With the above sequence., even when 1000Mb/s was forced it was at 10Mb/s. As per datasheet, Link speeds are influenced by Power states. But I believe, PHY power management register as shown above was configured with right value (set "disable 1000 in nonD0 states" - 0). Please let me know , if there are other areas (other than power management) that I need to look into which is preventing 1000Mb/S speed.

And below is the output of important registers .

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DEVICE STATUS REGISTER(8) - 280303

EXTENDED DEVICE CONTROL REGISTER(18) - 10000000

INTERNAL PHY CONFIGURATION REGISTER(e38) - d

PHY POWER MANAGEMENT REGISTER(e14) - 10

PCS LINK STATUS REGISTER(420c) - 40000d

PHY REGISTERS

PAGE 0: REGISTER 0 - 100

PAGE 0: REGISTER 1 - 794d

PAGE 0: REGISTER 2 - 141

PAGE 0: REGISTER 3 - c00

PAGE 0: REGISTER 4 - de1

PAGE 0: REGISTER 5 - 0

PAGE 0: REGISTER 6 - 4

PAGE 0: REGISTER 7 - 2001

PAGE 0: REGISTER 8 - 0

PAGE 0: REGISTER 9 - 1e00

PAGE 0: REGISTER 10 - 0

PAGE 0: REGISTER 13 - 3

PAGE 0: REGISTER 14 - 0

PAGE 0: REGISTER 15 - 3000

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st4
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Hi yajvane,

Can you try execute the command separately?

ethtool -s eth5 autoneg off

ethtool -s eth5 speed 1000 duplex full

Or another way is to use Linux command:

modprobe e1000 AutoNeg=0x020 (Restricts autonegotiation to 1000 Full)

Please make sure the switch has the same setting, gigabit speed and autonego off

thanks,

wb

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rshal2
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Hello wb, Kesav,

Is the i210 issue resolved ? I mean, Is it possible to disable auto negotiation in i210 ?

Or does it require eeprom programming ?

We noticed that it takes about ~8seconds till i210 returns ping. We think it is related to auto negotiation issue,

Thank you,

Ran

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GBala
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Hi,

Could you update here on the resolution on this issue? we too have almost similar issue, still trying to resolve it. Appreciate your reply on this.

 

Problem statement:

We have got I210 working with a customized driver on our product.

However, the ports are functional for 10MB Half/Full Duplex and 100 MB half/full duplex, unable to get it working for 1000 MB. Any idea what is going wrong here?

Setup details:

  1. We are using a CAT5e cable (8 core or 4 pair)
  2. Used Flash image: Dev_Start_I210_Copper_NOMNG_4Mb_A2_3.25_0.03.hex
  3. Test is done between a laptop and this I210 Eth port. Laptop is cable of 1GB and is put into Auto negotiation.
  4. Like #3, this I210 port is tested with a 10/100/1000 MB switch as well, works with 10/100 MB, but does not work for 1000 MB

Appreciate your support to get some leads on finding the root cause and possible fix.

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