Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 958)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for Linux User Manual P010081-01A Rev. A
4. Troubleshooting
Log Messages
958
could not create sysfs group
The creation of the “flash_fw” entry under the
/sys/class/net/eth failed. The driver is fully
functional but you cannot install later firmware
versions on the adapter. Error
Could not enable VLAN
Promiscuous mode
Firmware command failed to enable VLAN
promiscuous mode. Error
Could not get crc from flash,
not flashing redboot
The driver could not get enough information from
the adapter to decide whether or not Redboot (the
primary boot program) should be flashed. The
driver skips updating this section. This is a very
unlikely error. Error
Could not set PCI DMA Mask
The operating system call to set the DMA mask
failed. Error
created
1 default RX queue
This is an information message reporting how many
receive rings with RSS capability were created. In
addition, a default receive ring is created to
receive non-IP traffic. Information
enabled MSI-x vector(s)
for NIC
The number of MSI-x vectors enabled for the NIC
function. Information
Error detected in the card
ERR: sliport status
ERR: sliport error1
ERR: sliport error2
There is an SLIPORT error detected in the adapter,
followed by status and error messages. Error
Exhausted VLAN HW filters
When VLAN filters are exhausted, the driver
enables VLAN promiscuous mode. Warning
Firmware flashed
successfully
This is an informational message that the firmware
on the adapter has been updated. Information
Firmware load error
Updating the adapter with new firmware failed.
Usually this message is accompanied by a detailed
message on the failure. Error
Firmware load not allowed
(interface is down)
Flashing firmware failed, as the status of the
interface is down. Error
Firmware on card is old ,
IRQs may not work.
Please upgrade firmware to
version >= 4.0
On the OCx10xxx chip, firmware is too old to
support IRQs. To support IRQs on this adapter, the
firmware version should be at least version 4.0.x.x
or later.
Note: Before performing a firmware update, driver
installation is required. See “Installing and
Uninstalling” on page 816.
Error
Flashing firmware file
This is an informational message that the firmware
in the adapter is being updated with the firmware
image in the file indicated. Information
Table 4-5 Ethernet Driver Log Messages of Type (Continued)
Ethernet Log Message Description Type