Hi,
I want to check the configuration of the mellanox network interface card. I noticed that the mlxconfig utility is missing. Which package provides it?
Overview
The nvidia-firmware-tools package is not available in the standard Ubuntu or Debian repositories; it is part of the proprietary NVIDIA Firmware Tools (MFT) suite, which must be downloaded directly from the NVIDIA website and installed manually. The installation involves using a provided script.
Installation Steps
Download the MFT package:
Navigate to the NVIDIA Firmware Tools download page and download the package for Linux (typically a .tgz file).
Go to the following url
url: https://network.nvidia.com/products/adapter-software/firmware-tools/
and download the mellanox firmware tools
VERSION=4.35.0-159
ARCH=aarch64
OS_DIST=deb
wget https://www.mellanox.com/downloads/MFT/mft-${VERSION}-${ARCH}-${OS_DIST}.tgz
Extract the package:
Open a terminal, navigate to the download directory, and extract the archive (replace mft-*.tgz with the actual filename):
tar -zxf mft-*.tgz
Run the installation script:
Change into the newly created directory and run the install.sh script with administrative privileges:
cd mft-*/
sudo ./install.sh
This script will install the tools and handle most dependencies automatically.
Start the MFT driver:
After installation, start the mst driver service:
sudo mst start
Verify the installation:
You can check the status of the installed tools and devices using the mst command:
sudo mst status
Alternative: Using the apt command to install a local .deb file
If the downloaded package was a .deb file instead of a .tgz archive with an install.sh script, you would use the apt command in Ubuntu/Debian, which automatically handles dependencies:
sudo apt install ./mft-4.35.0-159-aarch64-deb
Update firmware
sudo fwupdmgr refresh --force
sudo fwupdmgr upgrade
List firmware devices
fwupdmgr get-devices
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