non-free-firmware install tries to remove kernel

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I am trying to install firmware-netxen to get my HP NC375T NIC working on version 9 but it tries to uninstall proxmox-default-kernel, proxmox-kernel-7.0, proxmox-ve and pve-firmware.

Any thoughts on how I can get the NetXen NX3031 chipset to work on Proxmox 9. Works fine on 8?


Code: 
apt install firmware-netxen
Installing:
  firmware-netxen

REMOVING:
  proxmox-default-kernel  proxmox-kernel-7.0  proxmox-ve  pve-firmware

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 1, Removing: 4, Not Upgrading: 0
  Download size: 0 B / 1,296 kB
  Freed space: 563 MB

Continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
 
Can't we just use what we already have?

Since `firmware-netxen` overwrites `pve-firmware`, I believe it is attempting to uninstall anything related to `pve-firmware`.

Code: 
root@pve1:/home/admin# sudo modinfo netxen_nic
filename:       /lib/modules/7.0.14-14-pve/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic.ko
firmware:       phanfw.bin
version:        4.0.82
license:        GPL
description:    QLogic/NetXen (1/10) GbE Intelligent Ethernet Driver
                    :
alias:          pci:v00004040d00000100sv*sd*bc02sc00i00*

root@pve1:/lib/firmware# ls -l /lib/firmware/phanfw.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1845305  8月 23 00:01 /lib/firmware/phanfw.bin

If it's VEN 4040 DEV 0100, wouldn't it be used as long as it's loaded (modprobe netxen_nic)?
*This is not loaded by default.

Code: 
root@pve1:/lib/firmware# lsmod | grep netxen_nic
root@pve1:/lib/firmware#

HP NC375T = PCI/VEN_4040&DEV_0100

https://www.drivermax.com/HP-NC375T...740103C-4_0_556-2011-07-15-1733062-driver.htm

Code: 
HP NC375T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_4040&DEV_0100&SUBSYS_1740103C.
 
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Thought I had a driver issue as pve9 keeps dropping the alternative name of the nic and vm's will not ping anything outside the host. I Just put in a new NIC (same model) and the alternative name came back but it still cannot ping outside the host.
I'll do some more testing and make a new post if necessary.
 
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Didn't know I could get the driver name with lspci. I am guessing that I might have two problems. One with the card dropping in and out which may have been fixed with replacing the card (time will tell) and the second where the vm can only use the primary card and not the 4 port secondary. I am converting my machines from PVE 8 to 9 but this computer has not had PVE before. I will get one of my existing machines on 8 converted and see if I get the same issue. They all have onboard and this 4 port NIC.

Code: 
07:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation I211 Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1539] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:e000]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 37, IOMMU group 14
        Memory at f6d00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        I/O ports at f000 [size=32]
        Memory at f6d20000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable+ 64bit+
        Capabilities: [70] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=5 Masked-
        Capabilities: [a0] Express Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number b4-2e-99-ff-ff-36-e9-4e
        Capabilities: [1a0] Transaction Processing Hints
        Kernel driver in use: igb
        Kernel modules: igb
08:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: NetXen Incorporated NX3031 Multifunction 1/10-Gigabit Server Adapter [4040:0100] (rev 42)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC375T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter [103c:1740]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32, IOMMU group 14
        Memory at f6800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
        Expansion ROM at f6a00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [40] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=64 Masked-
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [c0] Express Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 59-69-46-61-6e-48-73-75
        Kernel driver in use: netxen_nic
        Kernel modules: netxen_nic
08:00.1 Ethernet controller [0200]: NetXen Incorporated NX3031 Multifunction 1/10-Gigabit Server Adapter [4040:0100] (rev 42)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC375T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter [103c:1740]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32, IOMMU group 14
        Memory at f6600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
        Capabilities: [40] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=64 Masked-
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [c0] Express Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 59-69-46-61-6e-48-73-75
        Kernel driver in use: netxen_nic
        Kernel modules: netxen_nic
08:00.2 Ethernet controller [0200]: NetXen Incorporated NX3031 Multifunction 1/10-Gigabit Server Adapter [4040:0100] (rev 42)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC375T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter [103c:1740]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32, IOMMU group 14
        Memory at f6400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
        Capabilities: [40] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=64 Masked-
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [c0] Express Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 59-69-46-61-6e-48-73-75
        Kernel driver in use: netxen_nic
        Kernel modules: netxen_nic
08:00.3 Ethernet controller [0200]: NetXen Incorporated NX3031 Multifunction 1/10-Gigabit Server Adapter [4040:0100] (rev 42)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company NC375T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter [103c:1740]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32, IOMMU group 14
        Memory at f6200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
        Capabilities: [40] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=64 Masked-
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/32 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [c0] Express Endpoint, IntMsgNum 0
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 59-69-46-61-6e-48-73-75
        Kernel driver in use: netxen_nic
        Kernel modules: netxen_nic
 
Seems like they all have a driver loaded. You probably shouldn't care so much about the name. Pin what you need to. What's this look like?
Bash: 
cat /etc/network/interfaces
ip a
ip r
# Your ping command here
ping ...
I'd also check for problems with something like this
Bash: 
journalctl -b0 -krp warning
 
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