kernel-source : end of tg3 NIC support (because of firmware) ?
I need Tigon3 (tg3) support for a 10/100/1000 NIC used
on a Dell PowerEdge hosting machine. Installing Debian on it
wasnt easy (custom 2.4 kernel built and put on install CD...)
Discussion about nonfree firmware removal in Debian seems to affect us:
tg3 support has been removed from kernel-source-2.6.5-1 [1]:
" * Removed non-free firmware and disabled their drivers (see #239952):
. TIGON3: drivers/net/tg3.c"
Indeed Bug #239952 (kernel-source) says 'fixed in 2.6.5-1'
So, no tg3.c anymore in Debian 2.6 (recent) kernels, as stated in [2]:
"> drivers/scsi/qla2xxx and drivers/net/tg3. They will both be
> removed in the next release of the relevant packages."
Apparently, tg3.c is not yet removed from kernel-source-2.4.26
(-1 in testing, -2 in unstable).
Will tg3 remain in 2.4 kernel-source packages in future versions?
(This would be great, as tg3 is quite common NIC)
or should I drop .deb kernel packagees
and use vanilla kernels from kernel.org ?
Christophe
[1] kernel-source-2.6.5_2.6.5-4/changelog
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/k/kernel-source-2.6.5/kernel-source-2.6.5_2.6.5-4/changelog
[2] Re: New summary: Binary peripheral software
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/04/msg00497.html
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