Some OVH dedicated server does not supports installing Debian original kernel due to hardware support issue. Also new Supermicro Atom 3000 SOC based products need an updated driver on ubuntu 14.04/16.04/17.04 to recognize the network adapter.
Most common issue is the network adapter card.
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First ster https://www.servethehome.com/day-0-with-intel-atom-c3000-getting-nics-working/
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Original version: https://gist.github.com/kslimani/6c289105fd21033c87d3ae378e793b69
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Intel ixgbe linux drivers : https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/14687
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OVH forum : https://forum.ovh.co.uk/showthread.php?5616-Standard-Kernels-with-Ubuntu-Debian&p=73788&viewfull=1#post73788
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DKMS howto : http://www.xkyle.com/building-linux-packages-for-kernel-drivers/
See also with DKMS support.
apt-get install -y linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64
mv /etc/grub.d/06_OVHkernel /etc/grub.d/25_OVHkernel
update-grub
apt-get install -y make gcc
BUILD_KERNEL=$(sed -n -e '/vmlinuz-.*-amd64/p' /boot/grub/grub.cfg | sed -e 's/.*vmlinuz-\(.*-amd64\) .*/\1/' | head -n 1)
cd /usr/src
wget "https://downloadmirror.intel.com/14687/eng/ixgbe-5.2.4.tar.gz"
tar xzvf ixgbe-5.2.4.tar.gz
cd ixgbe-5.2.4/src
make CFLAGS_EXTRA="-DIXGBE_NO_LRO" BUILD_KERNEL="$BUILD_KERNEL" install
update-initramfs -tuk $BUILD_KERNEL
reboot
Download and decompress ixgbe :
cd /usr/src
wget "https://downloadmirror.intel.com/14687/eng/ixgbe-5.2.4.tar.gz"
tar xzvf ixgbe-5.2.4.tar.gz
cd ixgbe-5.2.4/
Install dkms requirements :
apt-get install debhelper dkms
Create /usr/src/ixgbe-5.2.4/dkms.conf file the following content :
## dkms.conf for ixgbe
##original make options:
#MAKE="BUILD_KERNEL=${kernelver} make -C src/ CFLAGS_EXTRA=-DIXGBE_NO_LRO KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/${kernelver}/build"
## dont disable LRO by default:
MAKE="BUILD_KERNEL=${kernelver} make -C src/ KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/${kernelver}/build"
CLEAN="make -C src/ clean"
BUILT_MODULE_NAME=ixgbe
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION=src/
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION="/updates"
PACKAGE_NAME=ixgbe-dkms
PACKAGE_VERSION=5.2.4
REMAKE_INITRD=no
#Note: to disable LRO is disabled using make extra flags.
Register module with dkms :
dkms add -m ixgbe -v 5.2.4
Build module with dkms :
dkms build -m ixgbe -v 5.2.4
Make Debian source package :
dkms mkdsc -m ixgbe -v 5.2.4 --source-only
Make Debian binary package :
dkms mkdeb -m ixgbe -v 5.2.4 --source-only
apply this https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=832558 if :
DKMS: mkdeb completed.
Moving built files to /var/lib/dkms/ixgbe/5.3.4/deb...mv: cannot stat '/tmp/dkms.kvdvUq/ixgbe-dkms_5.3.4_amd64.deb': No such file or directory
(bad exit status: 1)
Cleaning up temporary files...
For install locally using Debian package, first copy the deb file :
cp /var/lib/dkms/ixgbe/5.2.4/deb/ixgbe-dkms_5.2.4_all.deb /usr/src/
Then delete build files (avoid conflicts) :
rm -r /var/lib/dkms/ixgbe/
Finally install locally :
cd /usr/src
dpkg -i ixgbe-dkms_5.2.4_all.deb