Problem with 2.6.38 backport and bnx2 card

[Vincent Maugé <vmauge@gmail.com>]

Hi,


I have an issue with current 2.6.38 backport kernel and bnx2 firmware.
During install, I get the following message :
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-bpo.2-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1.fw
for module bnx2
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw
for module bnx2

lspci | grep Broadcom
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
03:00.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)
04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 20)

At reboot I don't get network card

In firmware-bnx2 (0.30) I find the following changelog which fix the issue :
 * Broadcom NetXtremeII 5706/5708 firmware (mips), version Linux
2.6.38 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.1.fw)
 * Broadcom NetXtremeII 5709/5716 firmware (mips), version Linux
2.6.38 (bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1.fw)

Please consider backporting firmware-bnx2 from wheezy to enable
Broadcom under 2.6.38 Kernel.

Regards,

Vincent