i226-v

A while back I did my first PVE install on a mini PC with four Intel i226V Ethernet ports. They weren't supported by the current PVE kernel but somehow I managed to put in a custom kernel. Today I tried to update from PVE 7 to 8. The default kernel wouldn't update and then the system would hang...

I tried to PCI-passthrough the i226-V ethernet card to a Linux (openwrt with latest i915 drivers). Then connected its LAN to the WAN of Xiaomi 7000 (2.5G) router. But it only worked at 1000 mbps full-duplex mode. I tried to force Xiaomi 7000 to negoticate with OpenWRT VM at 2500 mbps...

Following closely on from Another kernel BUG at lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c:27!, which was recently resolved, this closely related issue remains. This issue has no outwardly noticeable symptoms, but NETDEV WATCHDOG: enp4s0 (igc): transmit queue 0 timed out is regularly being logged in PVE's...

I have been experiencing random crashes of Proxmox v8.0.4 (Linux version 6.2.16-3-pve) for many months since installing it on a Tuofudun 2.5GbE Firewall Mirco Appliance. It has taken a significant effort but I now believe I have at least one repeatable cause ... every time my Windows laptop...