Bug#328324: please build powerpc64 kernel with tg3 support

["A. Maitland Bottoms" <bottoms@radar.nrl.navy.mil>]

Package: linux-image-2.6.12-1-powerpc64
Version: 2.6.12-6
Severity: wishlist

Upon reading "Announcing powerpc backport 2.6.12-6 kernel package for sarge",
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/09/msg00135.html ,
I figured I would give that a try on an Xserve G5.


I notice that
/usr/share/doc/linux-image-2.6.12-1-powerpc64/changelog.Debian.gz says:

  * New upstream release:
...
    - readdition of tg3 driver, as firmware license has been fixed

Sounds good.

BUT!
/boot/config-2.6.12-1-powerpc64:
# CONFIG_TIGON3 is not set

:( - since this Xserve G5 needs that to network.

My main motivation was to get the fans to quiet down (they
run full speed in 2.6.8-power4-smp since therm_pm72 doesn't
handle them right in that version).

I look forward to someday soon having a linux-image-2.6.12-1-powerpc64
that supports
Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
and perhaps lets the fans run slower when possible.

Until then it'll run kernel-image-2.6.8-power4-smp.

Thanks,

-Maitland