Bug#280905: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686-smp: 3w-9xxx driver outdated
reassign 280905 kernel-source-2.6.8
thanks
On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 02:31:28PM +0100, Steffen Grunewald wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686-smp
> Severity: normal
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> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 3.1
> APT prefers testing
> APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686-smp
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
>
> Debian 2.6.8 kernels contain a very old (2.26.02.001) version of the
> 3w-9xxx 3ware 9000 Series driver.
> This version of the driver doesn't create a sub-directory under
> /proc/scsi.
That would be becuase 2.6.8 contains said version.
Not very surprising at all that Debian would use the same version.
Do you have some information on where to get a newer version
of the driver and what it's status is upstream?
> Thus mkinitrd would not include the driver into the loadmodules list
> causing the kernel to barf if the root filesystem is on a disk managed
> by the 3ware controller.
>
> Cheers,
> Steffen
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