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Bug#469349: linux-image-2.6.24-1-686: Broadcom bnx2.ko driver is not included by default



On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 10:43:08PM +0300, Vladimir Volovich wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.24-1-686
> Version: 2.6.24-4
> Severity: normal
> 
> *** Please type your report below this line ***
> 
> the bnx2.ko module is not included in the 2.6.24 and 2.6.23 linux-image packages.
> the last version it was included to was 2.6.22.
> could you please include this driver?

Due to a non-free firmware blob, some development work is required to
make this possible. Bastian has spent some time working on this, and
I'm sure he'd appreciate testing of his patch.

See:
  http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2008/02/msg00278.html
  http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2008/02/msg00566.html

-- 
dann frazier



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