[gPXE] Win 7 install pxe chain loader nic won't auto negotiate 1000Mbps

[Schafer, Christopher L CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RDSM]

Latest Broadcom driver fixed it...

-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Cumm [mailto:gene.cumm at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:23 PM
To: Schafer, Christopher L CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RDSM; gpxe
Subject: Re: [gPXE] Win 7 install pxe chain loader nic won't auto negotiate 1000Mbps

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 22:31, Schafer, Christopher L CTR USAF AFMC
AFRL/RDSM <Christopher.Schafer.CTR at maui.afmc.af.mil> wrote:
> HP PXE downloads
>
> gPXE from tftp
> downloads gpxe script
>
> connects to SAN/NAS iscsi lun.
>
> I have been able to hard code 100 full in the hp PXE bios but it won't
> hard code to 1000 nor does auto work.  Switch is a 2960G copper.
>
> Not sure which driver but it does appear to be a Broadcom
> Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
> PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1684&SUBSYS_1309103C&REV_10
> PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1684&SUBSYS_1309103C
> PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1684&CC_020000
> PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_1684&CC_0200

I'd guess that you must be using the undionly driver in a PXE format
(.pxe, .kpxe, or .kkpxe) as 14e4:1684 does not appear to be recognized
by any driver in gPXE at this time.  If you haven't tried the .kkpxe,
it might be worth a shot.

> But since then I have been now having troubles getting the lun to stick
> around after the installer loads.

It is up to the OS to reconnect to the LUN after it loads its own drivers.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Cumm [mailto:gene.cumm at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:48 PM
> To: Schafer, Christopher L CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RDSM
> Cc: gpxe at etherboot.org
> Subject: Re: [gPXE] Win 7 install pxe chain loader nic won't auto
> negotiate 1000Mbps
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 20:25, Schafer, Christopher L CTR USAF AFMC
> AFRL/RDSM <Christopher.Schafer.CTR at maui.afmc.af.mil> wrote:
>> Installing a HP z400 using win 7 x 64 ent onto a Oracle 7320 iscsi
> lun.
>>
>> Machine gets stuck at 10Mbit.....
>>
>> Suggestions?
>
> First would probably be providing more details.  What's the sequence
> that you're using?  What gPXE driver are you using?  Have you been
> able to test with any other OS setup that negotiates the NICs to other
> speeds (ie WinPE or a Linux LiveCD)?  What's the PCI ID of your NIC
> (perhaps a bug if you're using a full driver)?
>
> --
> -Gene
>



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