I had a problem with the firmware when installing Debian Etch using the net installation disk as it wasn't included due to license restrictions. This is how I solved it if you might be interested:
http://john.parnefjord.se/node/8 http://john.parnefjord.se/node/8 // John Frederik Schueler-2 wrote: > > Hello, > > On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 05:26:38PM -0800, David Wagner wrote: >> I'm trying to get in sync with which QLogic driver (Fibre Channel or >> iSCSI) versions (if any) are presently included in Debian releases. > > qla2xxx driven FC HBAs work fine, but you will need the firmware-qlogic > package from non-free to get them working correctly. > > The qla4xxx driver for qlogic iSCSI devices is not included in 2.6.18, > and therefore the corresponding devices are not supported by etch (now). > AFAIK this driver was merged in 2.6.19. > >> For future releases, are the drivers obtained from whatever is in the >> kernel tree? > > Plans exist to update the kernel in a future point release, in order to > support newer hardware. > But the qla4xxx drivers require a firmware blob, which will not be added > to etch - if it will be packaged at all due to the restrictive licensing. > > Best regards > Frederik Schueler > > -- > ENOSIG > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/QLogic-drivers-tf3331134.html#a9504095 Sent from the debian-kernel mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
