> >> Just one question: Is the firmware always needed or can I uninstall the > >> qlogic-firmware package again? Does the controller has an eprom or does > it > >> only works with driver-provided firmware? As the firmware does not seem > to > >> be loaded correctly, is it really needed? > >> > > When I first tried the Debian 2.6.30 kernel the kernel locked up when > initialising the qlogic driver as I had completely forgotten about the > firmware. After installing qlogic-firmware driver it then booted fine. > Given I was running a kernel that included the firmware prior to running > the Debian kernel that is suggestive that the firmware is reloaded on > every boot.
Which is strange, because the SRM console and its I/O functions used by aboot also use the SCSI controller to boot the kernel/initrd from my SCSI ZIP disk (the root partition is on a large SATA disk with a SIL controller initialized later from the initrd. Because of that, I think the system would start without a firmware, but /boot and the CD-ROM mounts would be unusable). Maybe the firmware gets lost, when the PCI bus and the device is reset. This is why I asked. Uwe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
