I have a HP server, where I installed Centos 9 Stream minimal. I have 2 Network Cards.
1 is gbps, and other is 10gbps, I was using the one with higher flow, but suddenly stopped working.
So I had to switch to the other one. I think there was some kind of update, and something went wrong.
I cant activate connections with “nmtui” I’m getting an error, which I will send a picture.
And there is an error with “fw missing” which I will provide with picture.
I downloaded SPP for HP, which went through some update procedure(kernel, firmware, etc.) but still nothing.
Will reinstalling the whole system help?
The point here is to avoid reinstalling, coz I have some production there, which now takes slower, because of that error.
Can any1 share some insight on this matter?
Possible but i wouldn’t leap to that conclusion. The blinking could very well be a feature, perhaps it’s attempting to locate a PXE boot server for diskless startup. You did say it’s a server, right?
I would take the “fw missing” at face value. Fedora 37, at least, has the linux-firmware package which includes all of the following files:
Hopefully, one of those is the firmware for your… I can’t quite make it out, your BCM57810, maybe? (BCM57010?)
…If you have that package installed, I believe the firmware should be downloaded onto the cards automatically during the boot process.
Getting the firmware loaded onto the cards would hopefully change them from “unavailable” to configured-and-working. But unless you see any messages about firmware install failing in the journal (sudo journalctl -b, to read the messages for the current boot), then I’d assume their lack of function is simply down to needing firmware.
So, first thing I’d do is make sure that linux-firmware is installed on the machine, and that you see a /usr/lib/firmware/bnx2x/ directory populated with some firmware files. Then you’d have to work out how to make sure they’re (a) right for, and (b) getting used for, your NIC(s). There, I’m afraid I can’t be of any help, as I have no experience with server hardware firmware.
But if you did a minimal install, it’s possible you just don’t havelinux-firmware on the box.