On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 11:09:55AM -0400, Jurij Smakov wrote: > On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Dave Love wrote: > > >I got an install going on a v210 by replacing its 1GB memory with > >512MB. However, I can't get the network interfaces working. They > >appear to require the tg3 driver, which fails (see additions to bug > >#315978 for details). Is this a known problem, and is there any way > >round it? > > Hi Dave, > > Yes, this is a known problem. The firmware has been removed from the > driver due to unclear licensing information and failure to comply with > DFSG (Debian Free Software Guidelines). I am afraid that the only feasible > solution for Sarge kernels is to rebuild your kernel (or, at least, the > tg3 module) using the pristine kernel source from kernel.org. The efforts > to make it work in future installer and kernel versions are under way. > > I'll try to have a look whether there is a simple way to produce a > functional driver without rebuilding the entire kernel.
Since the firmware loading works, I suspect that simply getting the firmware file and putting it in the right place, will suffice. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ SwissDisk - http://www.swissdisk.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
