Re: fujitsu-siemens primergy rx300 s2
On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 07:38:42PM +0100, dr.bob wrote:
> Well, thanks for the advice. I had success with installing the base system
> from the current netinstall image, but no luck so far with the onboard
> BCM5700 NICs. Weirdly enough, the tg3 module loads successfully and
> ifconfig reports eth0 as up and working, but I get no connectivity. AFAICS
> the bcm5700 module is currently available only as source, and it's a chore
> to get enough packages on the machine to build it - with no working net :(
>
> FWIW www.broadcom.com now says their bcm5700 linux driver source is
> GPL.. why not include the module on the netinstall image?
Do they provide a driver that works without a firmware file? Do they
include sources to any firmware files required? If not they can call it
GPL all they want, but it still won't be GPL. They wouldn't be the only
company to make that mistake (For example Sangoma's wanpipe drivers
claim to be GPL but have vinary only modules and firmware files in
them).
Len Sorensen
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