Bug#280905: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686-smp: 3w-9xxx driver outdated

[Steffen Grunewald <steffen.grunewald@aei.mpg.de>]

Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686-smp
Severity: normal



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686-smp
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Debian 2.6.8 kernels contain a very old (2.26.02.001) version of the
3w-9xxx 3ware 9000 Series driver.
This version of the driver doesn't create a sub-directory under
/proc/scsi.
Thus mkinitrd would not include the driver into the loadmodules list
causing the kernel to barf if the root filesystem is on a disk managed
by the 3ware controller.

Cheers,
 Steffen