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Swapping Network Card - 10GbE for CX4
I have a ReadyNAS 4220 that came with a dual port 10 Gigabit Ethernet card, I need to replace it with the CX4 add-on card.
I've replaced the card, but I am not seeing the ports in ifconfig nor the frontview interface.
I guess I need to update the kernel or install the ixgbe driver?
I'm savvy to compiling kernels and modules for Linux, but I am not clear on where to obtain the headers, since there aren't any provided when using the linux-headers-`uname -a` trick,
Linux SERVER 3.0.101.RNx86_64.3 #1 SMP Thu Dec 18 18:35:16 PST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
If I upgrade to the latest version of ReadyNAS OS will the driver compile automatically?
I feel like it's sort of crazy that with so few addon card options, they all aren't included with the OS..
Thank you!
- The card ended up being bad, I swapped it and after updating to 6.4.2 the new one was recognized immediately.
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So I found this archive of GPL sources:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GPL/ReadyNASOS-V6.2.2_WW_src.zip
It was a pain to download, I think there are some server issues in play.
I will update as I go.
6.2.2 is very old firmware.
The 4220 comes with 10GbE SFP+ or Copper depending on the model. The CX4 card is for the legacy 4200.
- The card ended up being bad, I swapped it and after updating to 6.4.2 the new one was recognized immediately.
- I do want to state that the ixgbe driver is inclouded with 6.4.2 and was seemingly not in 6.2!
There was a major kernel upgrade in 6.4 so it could be the network drivers for that work with a wider range of hardware. Note that if you use your NAS with an unsupported hardware configuration you may run into issues.
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