Intel NIC X540-T1 non-functional in Ubuntu Server 12.04
- by Jeff Carr
I have installed three Intel X540-T1's in servers running Ubuntu Server 12.04, but all are non-functional, no link lights, no packets sent or received, and no connection on ip4 or ip6 whether set up as dhcp or static. Also, dmesg doesn't detect cable connection or disconnection.
I updated the default ixgbe driver to Intel's latest version…