Bug#409244: initramfs doesn't include the udev firmware helper

[Josip Rodin <joy@debbugs.entuzijast.net>]

clone 409244 -1
retitle -1 [sparc] Sun Fire 280R with disks on qla2xxx not bootable by default any more due to lack of firmware-qlogic
reassign -1 debian-installer
clone 409244 -2
retitle -2 firmware-qlogic description is inadequate
reassign -2 firmware-qlogic
severity 409244 wishlist
merge 355881 409244
thanks

On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:33:10PM +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 04:33:09PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 01:41:36PM +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
> > > > The other day I tried to boot a Sun Fire 280R that works nicely with kernel
> > > > 2.4.30; however, it didn't work, because the qla2xxx driver can't find
> > > > the firmware image, and it fails to load properly, meaning I can't access
> > > > the hard disks in the machine, and... flop. :)
> > > 
> > > did you try to use firmware-qlogic?
> > > afaik it has the necessary hooks.
> > 
> > Oh, nice, thanks. It does all the same. Someone should have told me about
> > it; I should file a bug on that package for having a completely useless
> > description:
> > 
> > Description: Binary firmware for QLOGIC
> >  This package contains the binary firmware for QLOGIC.
> > 
> > apt-cache search qla2xxx returns nothing, and that's really easily fixable.
> 
> you want me to reassign this as wishlist against it?

Hm, I've performed the bug surgery above :)

> > But, the existence of that package doesn't really help the installation
> > system, or any other driver which uses udev firmware.agent. It would be good
> > if at least the firmware helper was added by default - it's trivially small
> > overhead, and it helps reduce confusion for people trying to roll in their
> > own firmware images and whatnot.
> 
> well module-init-tools modinfo will get info about modules
> needing firmware than the helper gets added. that is an 
> postetch item, there is a open bug repot against initramfs-tools
> tracking that.

Oh, I see, #355881. Merged.

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