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List:       linux-sparc
Subject:    Re: qla2xxx issue on >2.6.17 kernel
From:       "Jean-Fabrice [gmail]" <jeanfabrice () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-10-26 13:38:52
Message-ID: da053ca90610260638m8f3b476y7c8e6aa89ff20650 () mail ! gmail ! com
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2006/10/24, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>:
> Unfortunately the current driver requires that the firmware
> be available on the filesystem, loaded via the kernel firmware
> interface, when the driver kernel module loads.
>
> This makes using the driver in a static kernel without an attached
> root ramfs containing the firmware basically impossible.
>
> The drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/Kconfig help text explains where to
> obtain the firmware from.
>
Thank you for this clear explanation. I'll give another try with an
initramfs and see if it helps.

JF
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