[SRU][HPE 24.04] Intel FVL NIC FW flash fails with inbox driver, causing driver not detected
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | ||
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linux-firmware (Ubuntu) | ||||||
Noble |
Invalid
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Low
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Michael Reed |
Bug Description
[Impact]
Description of problem:
Within 24.04 an intel FVL Idea adapter flash fails through a FW smart component RPM install. The flash successfully completes on the firmware(NVM) and fails on the firmware(ROM). The process takes roughly thirty minutes and still fails.
Following this the NIC will not be recognized by the OS or RBSU until the next power cycle.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Kernel 6.8.0-38-generic
How reproducible:
100% of the time
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Attempt to upgrade NIC (Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-DA2 was used in my case) using upgrade located at https:/
2. Wait 30 minutes for upgrade to fail
3. Observe that NIC is no longer recognized
4. AC Power Cycle to bring the NIC back up
Actual results:
Upgrade fails and system requires a power cycle to use NIC again.
Expected results:
Upgrade succeeds
[Fix]
Additional info:
There is an upstream patch from Intel that remediates this issue, where the NIC successfully upgrades in a reasonable amount of time.
I have patched the kernel, 6.8.0-38-generic, with the patch above and observed success.
[Test Plan]
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Attempt to upgrade NIC (Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710-DA2 was used in my case) using upgrade located at https:/
2. Wait 30 minutes for upgrade to fail
3. Observe that NIC is no longer recognized
4. AC Power Cycle to bring the NIC back up
Expected results:
Upgrade succeeds
[Where problems could occur]
[Other Info]
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Michael Reed (mreed8855) |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Oracular): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Noble): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Noble): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in linux-firmware (Ubuntu Noble): | |
assignee: | nobody → Michael Reed (mreed8855) |
no longer affects: | linux-firmware (Ubuntu) |
no longer affects: | linux-firmware (Ubuntu Oracular) |
Changed in linux-firmware (Ubuntu Noble): | |
status: | In Progress → Invalid |
Hi Ian,
Can you provide the regression risk for the [Where problems could occur] field?