Re: QLogic drivers
I had a problem with the firmware when installing Debian Etch using the net
installation disk as it wasn't included due to license restrictions. This is
how I solved it if you might be interested:
http://john.parnefjord.se/node/8 http://john.parnefjord.se/node/8
// John
Frederik Schueler-2 wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 05:26:38PM -0800, David Wagner wrote:
>> I'm trying to get in sync with which QLogic driver (Fibre Channel or
>> iSCSI) versions (if any) are presently included in Debian releases.
>
> qla2xxx driven FC HBAs work fine, but you will need the firmware-qlogic
> package from non-free to get them working correctly.
>
> The qla4xxx driver for qlogic iSCSI devices is not included in 2.6.18,
> and therefore the corresponding devices are not supported by etch (now).
> AFAIK this driver was merged in 2.6.19.
>
>> For future releases, are the drivers obtained from whatever is in the
>> kernel tree?
>
> Plans exist to update the kernel in a future point release, in order to
> support newer hardware.
> But the qla4xxx drivers require a firmware blob, which will not be added
> to etch - if it will be packaged at all due to the restrictive licensing.
>
> Best regards
> Frederik Schueler
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