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    • olivierlambertO Online
      olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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      @stormi and @r1 could assist I think 🙂

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      • stormiS Offline
        stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team
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        I can already point at https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp-ng-build-env though it doesn't support XCP-ng < 7.5

        The kernel being more or less the same in 7.4.1 and 7.5, built drivers in that environment might work, though.

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          tom
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          I was able to build .iso but when i try to install it on xcp-ng i get error:

          xe-install-supplemental-pack tn40xx.iso

          The update precheck stage failed: the server is of an incorrect version.
          update: tn40xx
          installed_version: product-version = %{PRODUCT_VERSION}
          required_version : product-version = 7.3.0

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          • stormiS Offline
            stormi Vates 🪐 XCP-ng Team
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            Can you point me at the process you followed?

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              tom
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              I followed this: https://developer-docs.citrix.com/projects/xenserver-ddk/en/latest/

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              • olivierlambertO Online
                olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                XCP-ng doesn't use supplemental packs (ISO) for drivers, please use your RPMs directly.

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                  tom
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                  Installed from RPM and everything works flawlessy. Thanks for help.

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                  • olivierlambertO Online
                    olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                    Feel free to provide your RPMs, this way we could add them in a repo in the future for people who want additional drivers.

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                      asus
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                      Hi Tom,

                      How did you build the new package based on RPM, as I want to build my own for asus wifi adapter drivers (asus PCE-AC51).

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                        tom
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                        https://developer-docs.citrix.com/projects/xenserver-ddk/en/latest/

                        Built iso from this guide and extracted rpm from iso.

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                          cri25 @olivierlambert
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                          @olivierlambert
                          hi! I have this EN-9320TX-E network card.
                          Any simple way to add the driver to the xpg-ng kernel ?
                          I dont have any knowledge about docker..
                          Rgds

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                            cri25 @tom
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                            @tom
                            Hi could you deliver me this iso file ?
                            Would be so great ..
                            Rgds

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                              Import the .xva and there build the module. When you get the .ko file, copy that to your host server. Then do a

                              install -d /lib/modules/<KERNEL_VERSION>/kernel/drivers/net
                              install -m 644 tn40xx.ko /lib/modules/<KERNEL_VERSION>/kernel/drivers/net
                              depmod <KERNEL_VERSION>
                              

                              Reboot the host and then check if it was loaded with:

                              lsmod | grep tn40xx
                              

                              Don't forget to optimze for 10Gb: https://darksideclouds.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/tuning-10gb-nics-highway-to-hell/
                              and https://www.kernel.org/doc/ols/2009/ols2009-pages-169-184.pdf

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                              • olivierlambertO Online
                                olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
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                                Hey there,

                                I'm not sure this is the recommended way. @r1 can you check this?

                                The "correct" process is the one we use in XCP-ng, it would be great to stick (and improve) the "common" way 🙂

                                Also, if you add some drivers, please provide them so we could add them to the XCP-ng repo. This way, your work will be useful for everyone 🙂

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                                  r1 XCP-ng Team
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                                  Yeah - the XVA approach is old and long. Easier way is to build rpm and let it install the driver. (better via yum)

                                  I'll take a look at it to build it XCP-NG way.

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                                    r1 XCP-ng Team @tom
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                                    @tom said in Build network drivers from sources:

                                    Hello

                                    I'm using xcp-ng 7.4.1

                                    I have EN-9320TX-E network card.
                                    I tried to build network drivers from sources for xcp-ng but its very complicated process for me.
                                    If somebody could do it for me i would be very gratefull.
                                    Here is link with source drivers: https://www.edimax.pl/edimax/mw/cufiles/files/download/DriverUtility/NIC/EN-9320TX-E/EN-9320TX_E_Linux_Driver.zip

                                    Here you have https://github.com/rushikeshjadhav/EN-9320TX

                                    It would be great if you can let us know if RPM from it works for you.

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                                      r1 XCP-ng Team
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                                      @tom So - did it work?

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                                        tom @r1
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                                        @r1 said in Build network drivers from sources:

                                        @tom So - did it work?

                                        Hello.

                                        I changed work and i no longer have access to this hardware.

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                                          Andy76
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                                          Hello

                                          I have XCP 8.1 installed und need the driver EN-9320SFP+
                                          Cannot get it working. The drivers for Linux can be found here
                                          http://www.tehutinetworks.net/?t=drivers&L1=8&L2=12&L3=26&L4=0&L5=0&L6=0&L7=0&f=tn40xx-0.3.6.17.3.tgz

                                          Would be great if someone could help me with that.

                                          Thanks.

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                                          • olivierlambertO Online
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                                            Hi @Andy76

                                            Please open a support ticket, it's within our XCP-ng Enterprise support package 🙂

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