On 2023-04-14, Laura Smith <n5d9xq3ti233xiyif...@protonmail.ch> wrote:
> I have an ixl card (ixl0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Intel X710 SFP+" rev 0x02: 
> port 3, FW 6.0.48442 API 1.7, msix, 4 queues) on OpenBSD that doesn't seem to 
> be seeing any of my SFP+ modules.
>
>
> The modules are all MSA coded and from different manufacturers.

>
> ifconfig ixl shows "status: no carrier" (but light is confirmed as existing 
> both ways and all patching has been triple checked).

ixl can be vendor locked in firmware. also iirc they can be funny about when
the module was plugged in, if it was hotplugged try rebooting, though vendor
lock is more likely.


> Additionally "ifconfig ixl transciever" reports "ifconfig: transciever: bad 
> value" whilst I believe this should be showing transceiver stats ?

typo, "transceiver" (or "sff").


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