request clarification on sbp2 and tg3 : WAS: D-I Etch Beta2 - Status update (4)
On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 01:52:49PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> > I am very happy to announce that the debian-installer images targeted for
> > Beta2 are now in testing (except AMD64) and that daily (etch_d-i) netinst
> > and buisinesscard CD images using them are now available from [1].
> > These images use the 2.6.15-7 kernel.
>
> Can you add to the errata page (or tell me where to add it), the following
> three issues :
>
> - 2.6.15-7 has on powerpc a clock drift issue which is fixed in 2.6.15-8.
> - sbp2 is broken in 2.6.15-7, but fixed in 2.6.15-8, on powerpc, thus not
> allowing an install to a firewire disk, or reading back a firewire disk
Which downloadable install images include the fixed sbp2?
> - the tg3 module is not included in the module .udebs, and as thus a network
> install on machine with those broadcom ethernet controllers (like the
> Apple Xserve G5) is not possible. loading the tg3.ko module by hand is a
> known workaround.
>
I am confused by this. Is the tg3.ko module included anywhere on an installation
cdrom, or do you have to download the kernel source and build it yourself? What is
the best way to obtain tg3.ko if you need it for an Xserve G5?
Thanks,
Toni
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Toni Harbaugh-Blackford harbaugh@abcc.ncifcrf.gov
System Administrator
Advanced Biomedical Computing Center (ABCC)
National Cancer Institute
Contractor - SAIC/Frederick
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