peteonrails · February 11, 2017 22:30
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 >     // Temporarily disable checksumming
 >     // ASUS z270 mothboard issue 
 >     // causes the validation to fail
 >     for(i=0; false; i++)
diff --git a/Overview b/Overview
 The ASUS z270 motherboard ships with a bug in the firmware that prevents the Linux kernel driver (e1000) 
 from activating the hardware. The system will boot correctly, but will not activate your network interface
 with this error in place. 

 In order to fix the issue, I followed these steps: 

 1. Download the latest Intel Linux drivers from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/19297/Intel-82573L-Gigabit-Ethernet-Controller
 2. Transfer the drivers to the z270 machine with a thumbdrive
 3. Patch the linux drivers to ignore the checksum error. See diff below. 
 4. make, make install the patched driver. Please note, this will taint your kernel We can fix that later. 
 5. `modprobe -r e1000` 
 6. `modprobe e1000e WriteProtectNVM=0`
 7. `ifconfg -a` should now show your network device
 8. Install `ethtool` by running `configure; make; make install`
 9. Using ethtool, read the current checksum value: `$ sudo ethtool -e enp0s31f6 offset 0x7e length 2` Write down the output of this command under the "values" column. This is the current checksum. 
 10. Using ethtool, find an unused word byte (ff) by running `sudo ethtool -e enp0s31f6 | less`. In my system, this was in the row 0x0010 at position 0. 
 11. Find your magic value by 
  a. running `lspci | grep Ethernet`, 
  b. then use the address value at the beginning of the line in my case: 00:1f.6
  c. lspci -n | grep '00:1f.6'
  d. Note the vendor code, in my case: 8086:15b8
  e. Magic value is the device code and vendor code reversed as a hexidecimal, so for me: 0x15b88086
 12. Rewrite the value ff to the existing spot in the EEPROM: `$ sudo ethtool -E enp0s31f6 magic 0x15b88086 offset 0x10 value 0xff`
 13. ethtool will recalculate the correct checksum and update it. Verify this by running `$ sudo ethtool -e enp0s31f6 offset 0x7e length 2` The number should no longer match the value you wrote down earlier. 
 14. Switch back to the stock Intel driver: 
  a. modprobe -r e1000e
  b. re-unzip the Intel drivers, rebuild them, and reinstall them useing make: make install. 
  c. modprobe e1000e
 15. Your interface should be running. `ifconfig -a`
 16. Configure the network and reboot

diff --git a/References b/References
 http://blog.vodkamelone.de/archives/146-Unbricking-an-Intel-Pro1000-e1000-network-interface.html
 http://superuser.com/questions/1104537/how-to-repair-the-checksum-of-the-non-volatile-memory-nvm-of-intel-ethernet-co/1106641#1106641?newreg=c361cd236b4a4e99b0543ef784226ced
 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=209410
 https://thesorcerer.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/guide-intel-82573l-gigabit-ethernet-with-ubuntu-11-04-and-fix-pxe-e05/
	8276c8276,8279
	< for(i=0;; i++)
	---
	> // Temporarily disable checksumming
	> // ASUS z270 mothboard issue
	> // causes the validation to fail
	> for(i=0; false; i++)
	The ASUS z270 motherboard ships with a bug in the firmware that prevents the Linux kernel driver (e1000)
	from activating the hardware. The system will boot correctly, but will not activate your network interface
	with this error in place.

	In order to fix the issue, I followed these steps:

	1. Download the latest Intel Linux drivers from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/19297/Intel-82573L-Gigabit-Ethernet-Controller
	2. Transfer the drivers to the z270 machine with a thumbdrive
	3. Patch the linux drivers to ignore the checksum error. See diff below.
	4. make, make install the patched driver. Please note, this will taint your kernel We can fix that later.
	5. `modprobe -r e1000`
	6. `modprobe e1000e WriteProtectNVM=0`
	7. `ifconfg -a` should now show your network device
	8. Install `ethtool` by running `configure; make; make install`
	9. Using ethtool, read the current checksum value: `$ sudo ethtool -e enp0s31f6 offset 0x7e length 2` Write down the output of this command under the "values" column. This is the current checksum.
	10. Using ethtool, find an unused word byte (ff) by running `sudo ethtool -e enp0s31f6 \| less`. In my system, this was in the row 0x0010 at position 0.
	11. Find your magic value by
	a. running `lspci \| grep Ethernet`,
	b. then use the address value at the beginning of the line in my case: 00:1f.6
	c. lspci -n \| grep '00:1f.6'
	d. Note the vendor code, in my case: 8086:15b8
	e. Magic value is the device code and vendor code reversed as a hexidecimal, so for me: 0x15b88086
	12. Rewrite the value ff to the existing spot in the EEPROM: `$ sudo ethtool -E enp0s31f6 magic 0x15b88086 offset 0x10 value 0xff`
	13. ethtool will recalculate the correct checksum and update it. Verify this by running `$ sudo ethtool -e enp0s31f6 offset 0x7e length 2` The number should no longer match the value you wrote down earlier.
	14. Switch back to the stock Intel driver:
	a. modprobe -r e1000e
	b. re-unzip the Intel drivers, rebuild them, and reinstall them useing make: make install.
	c. modprobe e1000e
	15. Your interface should be running. `ifconfig -a`
	16. Configure the network and reboot
	http://blog.vodkamelone.de/archives/146-Unbricking-an-Intel-Pro1000-e1000-network-interface.html
	http://superuser.com/questions/1104537/how-to-repair-the-checksum-of-the-non-volatile-memory-nvm-of-intel-ethernet-co/1106641#1106641?newreg=c361cd236b4a4e99b0543ef784226ced
	https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=209410
	https://thesorcerer.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/guide-intel-82573l-gigabit-ethernet-with-ubuntu-11-04-and-fix-pxe-e05/