Bug#384040: qla2xxx needs firmware

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 04:28:29PM +0200, MENEUVRIER Bruno wrote:
> 
> Output of lspci and lspci -n:
> 06:01:0 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2312 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 02)
> 06:01:1 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2312 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 02)
> 
> Initial boot worked:    [O]
> Configure network HW:   [O]
> Config network:         [O]
> Detect CD:              [O]
> Load installer modules: [O]
> Detect hard drives:     [E]
> Partition hard drives:  [ ]
> Create file systems:    [ ]
> 
> Comments/Problems:
> I try to install my HS20 (Bladecenter) with a boot on SAN. The installer
> load the driver for the HBA but it doesn't detect the volume. When I
> switch to an alternate console with Alt F2, I get the following message
> in /var/log/syslog: qla2xxx: firmware image unavailable. The directory
> /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-486/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/ contains only
> qla2xxx.ko. When I'm doing the same test with Ubuntu 6.06, this directory
> contains qla2100.ko, qla2200.ko, qla2300.ko, qla2322.ko, qla2xxx.ko and
> qla6312.ko. With Ubuntu, the installation works fine.
> 
> Thanks for your help

You are encountering hardware that needs non-free drivers.

At http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/08/msg00703.html
is a simular isssue being solved.

HtH
GSt