'netxen_nic device ethX does not seem to be present, delaying initialization' after kernel upgrade
Issue
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After upgrading some HP DL380 G7 systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 to, the system does not initiate NetXen NX3031 interfaces. The following type of message in relation to those interfaces can be seen on console during boot:
netxen_nic device ethX does not seem to be present, delaying initialization. -
Old firmware reported in log:
netxen_nic 0000:06:00.0: Flash fw[4.0.406] is < min fw supported[4.0.505]. Please update firmware on flash -
NetXen NIC version details with former working kernel are seen as follows:
# ethtool -i eth0 driver: netxen_nic version: 4.0.65 firmware-version: 4.0.406 bus-info: 0000:06:00.0
Environment
- RHEL 5
kernel-2.6.18-238.45.1.el5or any later- HP ProLiant DL380 G7 systems
- NetXen Incorporated NX3031 Multifunction 1/10-Gigabit Server Adapter
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